CVE-2026-24883

3.7 LOW

Published: January 27, 2026 Modified: February 06, 2026

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).

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://dev.gnupg.org/T8049

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Product

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/27/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

3.7 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

2th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

gnupg gpg4win

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