Is CVE-2006-6235 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-6235 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-6235?

CVE-2006-6235 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-6235?

CVE-2006-6235 has an EPSS score of 5.71% (92th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6235?

Upgrade gnupg2 on debian 11 to 2.0.0-5.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-6235

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl

10.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted OpenPGP packets that cause GnuPG to dereference a function pointer from deallocated stack memory.

How to fix

Remediation Available

gnupg2Debian

Fixed in:2.0.0-5.2CVE-2006-6235

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.71%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.