rPath alert rPSA-2006-0227-1 (gnupg)

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rPSA-2006-0227-1 gnupg
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Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:34:50 -0500
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rPath Security Advisory: 2006-0227-1
Published: 2006-12-06
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Severe
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    gnupg=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.4.6-0.1-

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-200...
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-835

Description:
    Previous versions of the gnupg package will execute attacker-provided
    code found in intentionally malformed OpenPGP packets. This allows an
    attacker to run arbitrary code as the user invoking gpg on the file
    that contains the malformed packets.