Debian: DSA-3005-1 Critical: GPGME Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
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August 14, 2014
Tomas Trnka discovered a heap-based buffer overflow within the gpgsm status handler of GPGME, a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications
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Summary
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.0-1.4+deb7u1.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.5.1-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.5.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your gpgme1.0 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: gpgme1.0
CVE ID: CVE-2014-3564
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