Medium 5.0Published Jun 19, 2006

CVE-2006-3082parse-packet.c in GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.3 and 1.9.20, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (gpg crash) and possibly overwrite memory via a message packet with a large…

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parse-packet.c in GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.3 and 1.9.20, and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (gpg crash) and possibly overwrite memory via a message packet with a large length (long user ID string), which could lead to an integer overflow, as demonstrated using the --no-armor option.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

gnupg gnupg gnupg:gnupg	through 1.9.20; 1.4.3	NVD

References

References

http://cvs.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/g10/parse-packet.c?rev=4157&r1=4141&r2=4157
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2006/May/0774.html
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2006/May/0782.html
http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2006/May/0789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20783	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20801	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20811	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20829	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20881	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20899	vendor-advisory
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