PGP Desktop PGPServ.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PGP Desktop. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PGPServ.exe. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-0603. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PGP Desktop (version now known). This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PGPServ.exe. 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.

The weakness was presented 01/25/2007 by Peter Winter-Smith (Website). The advisory is shared at ngssoftware.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0603 since 01/30/2007. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24246 (PGP Desktop PGPserv Crafted Data Object Arbitrary Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (24246), SecurityFocus (BID 22247†), OSVDB (32970†), Secunia (SA23938†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017563†). See VDB-2885 for similar entry. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 24246
Nessus Name: PGP Desktop PGPserv Crafted Data Object Arbitrary Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ngssoftware.com
Researcher: Peter Winter-Smith
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-85133
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SecurityFocus: 22247 - PGP Desktop Windows Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 23938 - PGP Desktop Service Code Execution Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 32970 - PGP Desktop PGPServ.exe Crafted Data Object Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1017563
Vupen: ADV-2007-0356

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 21:41
Updated: 01/12/2025 17:28
Changes: 05/08/2016 21:41 (60), 12/26/2018 22:18 (9), 08/09/2022 08:10 (3), 01/12/2025 17:28 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:BAC:103

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