CVE

Id
22273  
CVE No.
CVE-2006-6169  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20061129)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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