Out-of-bounds write in gnupg
Priority LOW 16CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
GnuPG can be made to spin on a relatively small input by (for example) crafting a public key with thousands of signatures attached, compressed down to just a few KB.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00293 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | gnupg | gnupg2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- gnupg Vendor— Affected gnupg2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | — |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3219
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf7g-97vv-qmrr
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Gnupg vulnerabilities
- 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-2008-01464 GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-3219 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3219 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf7g-97vv-qmrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-3219 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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