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CVE-2014-4617

UnknownEPSS 3.31%

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CVE-2014-4617 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.. EPSS estimates a 3.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
3.31%

87.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnupgGnupg2.0
GnupgGnupg2.0.1
GnupgGnupg2.0.3
GnupgGnupg2.0.4
GnupgGnupg2.0.5
GnupgGnupg2.0.6
GnupgGnupg2.0.7
GnupgGnupg2.0.8
GnupgGnupg2.0.10
GnupgGnupg2.0.11
GnupgGnupg2.0.12
GnupgGnupg2.0.13
GnupgGnupg2.0.14
GnupgGnupg2.0.15
GnupgGnupg2.0.16
GnupgGnupg2.0.17
GnupgGnupg2.0.18
GnupgGnupg2.0.19
GnupgGnupg2.0.20
GnupgGnupg2.0.21
GnupgGnupg2.0.22
GnupgGnupg2.0.23
GnupgGnupg<= 1.4.16
GnupgGnupg1.0.0
GnupgGnupg1.0.1
GnupgGnupg1.0.2
GnupgGnupg1.0.3
GnupgGnupg1.0.4
GnupgGnupg1.0.5
GnupgGnupg1.0.6
GnupgGnupg1.0.7
GnupgGnupg1.2.0
GnupgGnupg1.2.1
GnupgGnupg1.2.2
GnupgGnupg1.2.3
GnupgGnupg1.2.4
GnupgGnupg1.2.5
GnupgGnupg1.2.6
GnupgGnupg1.2.7
GnupgGnupg1.3.0
GnupgGnupg1.3.1
GnupgGnupg1.3.2
GnupgGnupg1.3.3
GnupgGnupg1.3.4
GnupgGnupg1.3.6
GnupgGnupg1.3.90
GnupgGnupg1.3.91
GnupgGnupg1.3.92
GnupgGnupg1.3.93
GnupgGnupg1.4.0

Showing 50 of 64 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-4617?
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
How severe is CVE-2014-4617?
Severity scoring for CVE-2014-4617 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 3.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4617?
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Source: NVD / NIST