# CVE-2012-6085: The read\_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The read_block function in g10/import.c in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 2.0.x through 2.0.19, when importing a key, allows remote attackers to corrupt the public keyring database or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted length field of an OpenPGP packet.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891142
- https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1455
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57102
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095516.html
- http://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f0b33b6fb8e0586e9584a7a409dcc31263776a67
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/01/6
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-January/095513.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1459.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1682-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:001
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80990

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