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GnuPG Releases Version 2.5.17 to Patch Critical RCE and Buffer Overflow Flaws

Summary

GnuPG released version 2.5.17 to address three security vulnerabilities, including a critical stack-based buffer overflow in gpg-agent that allows remote code execution via crafted S/MIME messages.

Take Action:

Update GnuPG and Gpg4win immediately to version 2.5.17 or 5.0.1. There are multiple flaws that should not be ignored. If you cannot patch, remove the gpgsm binary to block the primary remote attack vector.


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