PGP Corporate Desktop 7.0.3 Wipe missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in PGP Corporate Desktop 7.0.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Wipe Handler. Such manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0788. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PGP Corporate Desktop 7.0.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Wipe Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows Encrypted File System (EFS), creates a cleartext temporary files that cannot be wiped or deleted due to strong permissions, which could allow certain local users or attackers with physical access to obtain cleartext information.

The bug was discovered 03/10/2002. The weakness was shared 05/10/2002 by Ry Jones (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0788. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 61 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (9044), SecurityFocus (BID 4702†) and OSVDB (4363†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/10/2002 🔍
05/08/2002 +59 days 🔍
05/10/2002 +2 days 🔍
05/10/2002 +0 days 🔍
08/12/2002 +94 days 🔍
03/19/2004 +585 days 🔍
07/22/2014 +3776 days 🔍
04/13/2019 +1726 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Ry Jones
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18674
X-Force: 9044
SecurityFocus: 4702 - Multiple PGP Products with Windows EFS Plaintext File Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4363 - NAI PGP NTFS EFS Data File Wiping Weakness

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 23:44
Updated: 04/13/2019 08:39
Changes: 07/22/2014 23:44 (57), 04/13/2019 08:39 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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