CVE-2013-4402 json
The compressed packet parser in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (inf…
published 2013-10-28 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-4281
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.0%
- EPSS 5.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The compressed packet parser in GnuPG 1.4.x before 1.4.15 and 2.0.x before 2.0.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted OpenPGP message.
Patch / fix
- gnupg2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.22-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4402
- gnupg2 RHEL 5 2.0.10-6.el5_10
- gnupg2 RHEL 6 2.0.14-6.el6_4
- gnupg2-smime RHEL 6 2.0.14-6.el6_4
- gnupg RHEL 5 1.4.5-18.el5_10
red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1459RHSA-2013:1458
- gpg2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.1.16-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10102-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4402 updated cvss 5.0
GnuPG: infinite recursion in the compressed packet parser DoS
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gnupg 1.4.5-18.el5_10, gnupg2 2.0.10-6.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gnupg 1.4.5-18.el5_10, gnupg2 2.0.10-6.el5_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1458
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4, gnupg2-smime 2.0.14-6.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4, gnupg2-smime 2.0.14-6.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4, gnupg2-smime 2.0.14-6.el6_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1459
+2 more productsfewer
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) gnupg2 2.0.14-6.el6_4, gnupg2-smime 2.0.14-6.el6_4 -
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gnupg2, gnupg2-smimenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
5.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00020.html
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-1987-1
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2013/dsa-2773
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00025.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2013-1459.html
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2013/dsa-2774
vendor-advisory
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lists.gnupg.org
/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2013q4/000334.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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lists.gnupg.org
/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2013q4/000333.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1015685
- bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725433
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4402
- NVD CVE-2013-4402
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