CVE-2006-0455 describes a vulnerability in GnuPG versions prior to 1.4.2.1, specifically affecting the gpgv utility and the "gpg --verify" command. This flaw allows unattended signature verification to return a successful exit code (0) even when a detached signature file lacks a valid signature, potentially leading applications to incorrectly trust unverified data. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), this local vulnerability has low attack complexity and could result in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit (EDB-27231) exists, though community discussion and media coverage for this older CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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