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TITLE:
Dirmngr Certificate Revocation List Connection Denial of Service
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44680

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-05-23

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Dirmngr, which can be exploited
by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the application when
connecting to certain CRLs (Certificate Revocation Lists), which can
cause the service to become unresponsive.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.0. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the CVS repository.

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://bugs.g10code.com/gnupg/issue1313

OTHER REFERENCES:
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DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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