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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1140] DSA-1140-1 gnupg Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary DSA-1140-1 gnupg
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Evgeny Legerov discovered that overly large comments can crash gnupg,
the GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.1-1.sarge5.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.5-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your gnupg package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1140
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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