CVE-2011-2207
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 27, 2019 at 06:06 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise LinuxGnuPG
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
dirmngr before 2.1.0 improperly handles certain system calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a specially-crafted certificate.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2207x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627377x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2207x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2207Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/6CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295
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