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TI-2008-01464 Aliases CVE-2008-1530GHSA-9r93-hrx4-h834

GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04298 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableGnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·GnuPG

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1530
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9r93-hrx4-h834

References

Other 5

  • TI-2022-03243 Integer overflow in libksba CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-42429 Out-of-bounds write in GnuPG CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-42428 Improper signature verification in GnuPG CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2026-20067 Stack-based buffer overflow in GnuPG CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08614 mainproc.c in GnuPG before 2.2.8 mishandles the original filename during decryption and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-02445 Use-after-free vulnerability in kbx/keybox-blob.c in GPGSM in GnuPG 2.x through 2.0.16… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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