ubuntu-cve-2018-12020
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-06-08 00:00
Modified
2026-05-20 14:50
Summary
Details
mainproc.c in GnuPG before 2.2.8 mishandles the original filename during decryption and verification actions, which allows remote attackers to spoof the output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use the "--status-fd 2" option. For example, the OpenPGP data might represent an original filename that contains line feed characters in conjunction with GOODSIG or VALIDSIG status codes.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"details": "mainproc.c in GnuPG before 2.2.8 mishandles the original filename during decryption and verification actions, which allows remote attackers to spoof the output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use the \"--status-fd 2\" option. For example, the OpenPGP data might represent an original filename that contains line feed characters in conjunction with GOODSIG or VALIDSIG status codes.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12020",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:50:42Z",
"published": "2018-06-08T00:00:00Z",
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
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