CVE-2002-1977 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Network Associates PGP 7.0.4 and 7.1 does not time out according to the value set in the "Passphrase Cache" option, which could allow attackers to open encrypted files without providing a passphrase.

Published: 2005-06-28

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:7.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1956	Network Associates PGP 7.0.4 and 7.1 does not time out according to the value set in the "Passphrase Cache" option, which could allow attackers to open encrypted files without providing a passphrase.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00081.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0313.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0322.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9690.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5318

History

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Subscriptions

Pgp Pgp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T18:03:03.629Z

Reserved: 2005-06-28T04:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1977

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-1977

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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