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gnupg2 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1530

GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers, which triggers "memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs."

Products
gnupg2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.0.9-1
CVEs
CVE-2008-1530
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 22:41 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1530

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Mar 2008, 23:44 UTC

GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers, which triggers "memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs."

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1530

gnupg2

Fixed versions: 2.0.9-1

gnupg2

Fixed versions: 2.0.9-1

gnupg2

Fixed versions: 2.0.9-1

Complete source record
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  "id": "0b3d3f88cde23bb9335f96341c7d64cf3e16bec610655739de1c9efcb8989464",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1530",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "GnuPG (gpg) 1.4.8 and 2.0.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted duplicate keys that are imported from key servers, which triggers \"memory corruption around deduplication of user IDs.\"",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1530",
    "products": [
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        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "2.0.9-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
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        "name": {
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:28.191976584Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2008-1530"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1530"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2008-1530",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417081,
  "published_at": "2008-03-27T23:44:00+00:00"
}