Description
The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.
References
- TLSA200334 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:175 vendor-advisory
- 4947 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:135 vdb-entry signature
- 20030522 [slackware-security] GnuPG key validation fix (SSA:2003-141-04) mailing-list
- 7497 vdb-entry
- 20030516 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.029] OpenPKG Security Advisory (gnupg) mailing-list
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-3266.html
- MDKSA-2003:061 vendor-advisory
- gnupg-invalid-key-acceptance(11930) vdb-entry
- CLA-2003:694 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2003:176 vendor-advisory
- 20030515-016 vendor-advisory
- ESA-20030515-016 vendor-advisory
- VU#397604 third-party-advisory
- 20030504 Key validity bug in GnuPG 1.2.1 and earlier mailing-list