The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2003-0250 The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.
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History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.04212}

epss

{'score': 0.05433}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:50:46.897Z

Reserved: 2003-05-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2003-0255

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2003-05-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2003-0255

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2003-05-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2003-0255 - Bugzilla

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