{"id":"CVE-2006-6169","details":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the ask_outfile_name function in openfile.c for GnuPG (gpg) 1.4 and 2.0, when running interactively, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via messages with \"C-escape\" expansions, which cause the make_printable_string function to return a longer string than expected while constructing a prompt.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:37:52.749058Z","published":"2006-11-29T18:28:00Z","related":["openSUSE-SU-2024:10815-1"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061201-01-P.asc"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23094"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23110"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23146"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23161"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23171"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23250"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23269"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23284"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23299"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23303"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23513"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/24047"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1231"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:221"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.037.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-389-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-393-2"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4736"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/23094"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2006q4/000241.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Dec/0004.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1927"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://securitytracker.com/id?1017291"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-047.htm"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0754.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452829/100/0/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453253/100/100/threaded"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21306"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue728"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30550"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-826"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11228"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}