CVE-2003-0978 - Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1

CVE-2003-0978

Summary

Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.5 (as of 11-07-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

bugtraq	20031203 GnuPG 1.2.3, 1.3.3 external HKP interface format string issue
misc	http://www.s-quadra.com/advisories/Adv-20031203.txt
suse	SuSE-SA:2003:048
xf	gnupg-gpgkeyshkp-format-string(13892)

Last major update

11-07-2017 - 01:29

Published

05-01-2004 - 05:00

Last modified

11-07-2017 - 01:29