CVE-2014-4617
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24...
CVE-2014-4617 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Gnupg, published June 25, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.31%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in gnupg2 2.0.24-1.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.31%EPSS, 88th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
2.0.24-1gnupg2 +13 more
Description
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnupg2Debian:12 | before 2.0.24-1 | 2.0.24-1 |
gnupg2Debian:13 | before 2.0.24-1 | 2.0.24-1 |
gnupg2Debian:14 | before 2.0.24-1 | 2.0.24-1 |
gnupgDebian:6.0 | before 1.4.10-4+squeeze5, plus listed versions 1.4.10-41.4.10-4+squeeze11.4.10-4+squeeze21.4.10-4+squeeze31.4.10-4+squeeze4 | 1.4.10-4+squeeze5 |
gnupg2Debian:6.0 | before 2.0.14-2+squeeze2, plus listed versions 2.0.14-22.0.14-2+squeeze1 | 2.0.14-2+squeeze2 |
gnupgDebian:7 | before 1.4.12-7+deb7u4, plus listed versions 1.4.12-71.4.12-7+deb7u11.4.12-7+deb7u21.4.12-7+deb7u3 | 1.4.12-7+deb7u4 |
gnupg2Debian:7 | before 2.0.19-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 2.0.19-22.0.19-2+deb7u1 | 2.0.19-2+deb7u2 |
gnupgMageia:3 | before 1.4.14-1.3.mga3 | 1.4.14-1.3.mga3 |
gnupg2Mageia:3 | before 2.0.19-3.3.mga3 | 2.0.19-3.3.mga3 |
gnupgMageia:4 | before 1.4.16-1.1.mga4 | 1.4.16-1.1.mga4 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gnupg2Mageia:4 | before 2.0.22-3.1.mga4 | 2.0.22-3.1.mga4 |
gnupgUbuntu:14.04:LTS | before 1.4.16-1ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions 1.4.14-1ubuntu21.4.15-1.1ubuntu11.4.15-1.1ubuntu21.4.15-2ubuntu11.4.16-1ubuntu11.4.16-1ubuntu2 | 1.4.16-1ubuntu2.1 |
gnupg2Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | before 2.0.22-3ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 2.0.20-1ubuntu32.0.22-1ubuntu12.0.22-3ubuntu1 | 2.0.22-3ubuntu1.1 |
gpg2openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 2.1.16-1.1 | 2.1.16-1.1 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
CVE-2014-4617- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
CVE-2014-4617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4543No score
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4543- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x662-2943-q7qhNo score
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24...
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
GHSA-x662-2943-q7qh- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2014-4617
CVE-2014-4617 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2014-4617- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
CVE-2014-4617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-4617No score
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2014-0276No score
Updated gnupg & gnupg2 packages fixes CVE-2014-4617
Updated gnupg and gnupg2 packages fix security vulnerability:
GnuPG versions before 1.4.17 and 2.0.24 are vulnerable to a denial of service which can be caused by garbled compressed data packets which may put gpg into an infinite loop (CVE-2014-4617).
- Record
MGASA-2014-0276- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10102-1No score
gpg2-2.1.16-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gpg2-2.1.16-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10102-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-4617No score
The do_uncompress function in g10/compress.c in GnuPG 1.x before 1.4.17 and 2.x before 2.0.24 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed compressed packets, as demonstrated by an a3 01 5b ff byte sequence.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4617- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2258-1No score
gnupg, gnupg2 vulnerability
Jean-René Reinhard, Olivier Levillain and Florian Maury discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain OpenPGP messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted message, GnuPG could consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
USN-2258-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
secunia.com/advisories/59351
lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q2/000345.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2967
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00010.html
git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=014b2103fcb12f261135e3954f26e9e07b39e342
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ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2258-1
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2015-2511959.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4617
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x662-2943-q7qh
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2014-4617
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4617
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0276.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/24/14
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13590
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4617
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4617
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-2547