| Description: |
The remote host is missing an update to gnupg2
announced via advisory USN-393-2.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
USN-389-1 and USN-393-1 fixed vulnerabilities in gnupg. This update
provides the corresponding updates for gnupg2.
Original advisory details:
A buffer overflow was discovered in GnuPG. By tricking a user into
running gpg interactively on a specially crafted message, an attacker
could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. This
vulnerability is not exposed when running gpg in batch mode.
(CVE-2006-6169)
Tavis Ormandy discovered that gnupg was incorrectly using the stack.
If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted message, an
attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.
(CVE-2006-6235)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.10:
gnupg2 1.9.21-0ubuntu5.2
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-393-2
Risk factor : Critical |
