Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Published 2014-06-25 11:19:23
Updated 2018-10-30 16:27:35
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-4617

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.00%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 82 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-4617

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
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CWE ids for CVE-2014-4617

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: [email protected] (Primary)

References for CVE-2014-4617

Products affected by CVE-2014-4617

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