CVE-2011-2207

5.3 mediumEPSS 1.2%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.3 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 68% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-295
Published: 2019-11-27
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

debian:debian_linux
gnupg:gnupg
redhat:enterprise_linux

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2207
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=627377
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2207
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2207
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/15/6

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