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TI-2014-03803 Aliases CVE-2014-4617GHSA-x662-2943-q7qh

The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before…

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03305 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 64

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.7VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.8VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.10VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.11VulnerableGnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.10 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.11 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
Show 54 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.12VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.13VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.14VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.15VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.16VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.17VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.18VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.19VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.20VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.21VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.22VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.23VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.4.16VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.2VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.3VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.4VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.90VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.91VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.92VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.93VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.8VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.10VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.11VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.12VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.13VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.14VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.15VulnerableGnuPG
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*13.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.12 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.13 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.14 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.15 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.16 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.17 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.18 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.19 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.20 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.21 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.22 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.23 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.16 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.90 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.91 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.92 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.93 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.11 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.13 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.14 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:gnupg:1.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.15 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4617
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x662-2943-q7qh

References

Advisory 6

Other 3

Sources

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