In GnuPG before 2.5.17, a long signature packet length causes parse_signature to return success with sig->data[] set to a NULL value, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description In GnuPG before 2.5.17, a long signature packet length causes parse_signature to return success with sig->data[] set to a NULL value, leading to a denial of service (application crash).
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:02:38.338Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T18:43:18.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-24883

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T20:02:29.427Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-27T19:16:16.823

Modified: 2026-01-27T19:16:16.823

Link: CVE-2026-24883

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