NAI PGP up to 7.1 User ID authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in NAI PGP up to 7.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component User ID Handler. This manipulation causes authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2001-1016. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in NAI PGP up to 7.1. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component User ID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PGP Corporate Desktop before 7.1, Personal Security before 7.0.3, Freeware before 7.0.3, and E-Business Server before 7.1 does not properly display when invalid userID s are used to sign a message, which could allow an attacker to make the user believe that the document has been signed by a trusted third party by adding a second, invalid user ID to a key which has already been signed by the third party, aka the "PGPsdk Key Validity Vulnerability."

The weakness was disclosed 09/04/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-1016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7081), SecurityFocus (BID 3280†) and OSVDB (1946†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PGP 7.1

Timelineinfo

09/04/2001 🔍
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02/21/2003 +535 days 🔍
07/08/2014 +4154 days 🔍
06/04/2018 +1427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-1016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17317
X-Force: 7081 - PGP invalid key display
SecurityFocus: 3280 - PGP Invalid Key Display Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1946 - PGPsdk Display Invalid Key

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2014 18:06
Updated: 06/04/2018 08:34
Changes: 07/08/2014 18:06 (55), 06/04/2018 08:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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