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gnupg2 — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2547

Use-after-free vulnerability in kbx/keybox-blob.c in GPGSM in GnuPG 2.x through 2.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certificate with a large number of Subject Alternate Names, which is not properly handled in a realloc operation when importing the certificate or verifying its signature.

Products
gnupg2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.0.14-2
CVEs
CVE-2010-2547
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:44 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2547

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Aug 2010, 18:17 UTC

Use-after-free vulnerability in kbx/keybox-blob.c in GPGSM in GnuPG 2.x through 2.0.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a certificate with a large number of Subject Alternate Names, which is not properly handled in a realloc operation when importing the certificate or verifying its signature.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2547

gnupg2

Fixed versions: 2.0.14-2

gnupg2

Fixed versions: 2.0.14-2

gnupg2

Fixed versions: 2.0.14-2

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:42.135129514Z",
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