Gentoo: GLSA-200602-10 Normal: GnuPG Incorrect Signature Verification

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200602-10 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: GnuPG: Incorrect signature verification Date: February 18, 2006 Bugs: #122721 ID: 200602-10

Synopsis ======= Applications relying on GnuPG to authenticate digital signatures may incorrectly believe a signature has been verified.
Background ========= GnuPG (The GNU Privacy Guard) is a free replacement for PGP (Pretty Good Privacy). As GnuPG does not rely on any patented algorithms, it can be used without any restrictions. gpgv is the OpenPGP signature verification tool provided by the GnuPG system.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-crypt/gnupg < 1.4.2.1 ...