# CVE-2008-1530: GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted dup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-03-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers, which triggers "memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs."

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1056/references
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2008q1/000272.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41547
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-1.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28487
- https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue894
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214990
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29568

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