CVE-2005-2023
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly...
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
- Record
CVE-2005-2023- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
- Record
CVE-2005-2023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2025 No score
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2025- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5phw-pq6g-29m4 No score
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly...
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
- Record
GHSA-5phw-pq6g-29m4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
- Record
CVE-2005-2023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-2023 No score
The send_pinentry_environment function in asshelp.c in gpg2 on SUSE Linux 9.3 does not properly handle certain options, which can prevent pinentry from being found and causes S/MIME signing to fail.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2023 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Suse Linux, published June 17, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.28%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in gnupg2 1.9.15-1.
References
lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gpa-dev/2005-June/002291.html
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_16_sr.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2023
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5phw-pq6g-29m4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2023