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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

National Vulnerability Database
  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-12020 Detail

Description

mainproc.c in GnuPG before 2.2.8 mishandles the original filename during decryption and verification actions, which allows remote attackers to spoof the output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use the "--status-fd 2" option. For example, the OpenPGP data might represent an original filename that contains line feed characters in conjunction with GOODSIG or VALIDSIG status codes.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/08/2 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104450 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041051 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2180 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2181 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://dev.gnupg.org/T4012 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired CVE, MITRE Technical Description  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf CVE, MITRE Technical Description  Third Party Advisory 
https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00027.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2018q2/000425.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3675-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3675-2/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3675-3/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3964-1/ CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4222 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4223 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4224 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12020
NVD Published Date:
06/08/2018
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
MITRE