CVE-2011-2207

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2207
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-27 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-12-13 18:04:00 UTC
Descriptiondirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Gnupg Gnupg All All All All
Application Gnupg Gnupg All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
710529 – (CVE-2011-2207) CVE-2011-2207 dirmngr: Improper dealing with blocking system calls, when verifying a certificate MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request / Discussion -- dirmngr -- Improper dealing with blocking system calls, when verifying a certificate MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2011-2207 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
#627377 - dirmngr: special requests can make dirmngr hang, can be denial of service for email signatures - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE-2011-2207 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
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