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CVE-2006-6169

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 3.17%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-11-29 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2006-6169
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
3.17%

Original NVD Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ask_outfile_name function in openfile.c for GnuPG (gpg) 1.4 and 2.0, when running interactively, might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via messages with "C-escape" expansions, which cause the make_printable_string function to return a longer string than expected while constructing a prompt.