CVE-2011-2207
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to...
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2011-2207- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2011-2207- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-2196 No score
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.
- Record
EUVD-2011-2196- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j88-3pcx-mp3f
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to...
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.
- Record
GHSA-5j88-3pcx-mp3f- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-2207 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Dirmngr, published November 27, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2207
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2207
access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2207
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627377
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2207
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5j88-3pcx-mp3f