CVE-2006-6169

Name	CVE-2006-6169
Description	Heap-based buffer overflow in the ask_outfile_name function in openfile.c for GnuPG (gpg) 1.4 and 2.0, when running interactively, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via messages with "C-escape" expansions, which cause the make_printable_string function to return a longer string than expected while constructing a prompt.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1231-1
Debian Bugs	400777, 401765

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
gnupg (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	1.4.18-7+deb8u5	fixed
gnupg2 (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	2.0.26-6+deb8u3	fixed
	stretch (security)	2.1.18-8~deb9u2	fixed
	stretch (lts), stretch	2.1.18-8~deb9u5	fixed
	buster, buster (security)	2.2.12-1+deb10u2	fixed
	bullseye (security), bullseye	2.2.27-2+deb11u2	fixed
	trixie, bookworm	2.2.40-1.1	fixed
	sid	2.2.40-3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
gnupg	source	sarge	1.4.1-1.sarge6		DSA-1231-1
gnupg	source	(unstable)	1.4.5-3	medium		401765
gnupg2	source	(unstable)	2.0.0-5.1	medium		400777