PGP Freeware 7.0.3 Message Decoder memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in PGP Freeware 7.0.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Message Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the message decoding functionality for PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-In, as used in NAI PGP Desktop Security 7.0.4, Personal Security 7.0.3, and Freeware 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to modify the heap and gain privileges via a large, malformed mail message.

The weakness was presented 07/10/2002 by Marc Maiffret with eEye as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0685. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9525), SecurityFocus (BID 5202†), OSVDB (4364†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-884†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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07/23/2002 +12 days 🔍
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10/25/2024 +3758 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Marc Maiffret
Organization: eEye
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18428
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X-Force: 9525
SecurityFocus: 5202 - PGP Outlook Plug-In Heap Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4364 - PGP Outlook Plug-in Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 884 - PGP Outlook Plug-In Heap Corruption Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 02:26 PM
Updated: 10/25/2024 12:13 AM
Changes: 07/11/2014 02:26 PM (59), 05/09/2019 10:48 AM (4), 10/25/2024 12:13 AM (17)
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