CVE-2008-5731 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a certain METHOD_BUFFERED IOCTL request that overwrites portions of memory, related to a "Driver Collapse." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00179.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Pgp	Desktop

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.0.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.9.0:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5701	The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a certain METHOD_BUFFERED IOCTL request that overwrites portions of memory, related to a "Driver Collapse." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/50914
http://secunia.com/advisories/33310
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811
http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php
http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00222}`	epss `{'score': 0.00179}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-26T17:08:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:04:44.434Z

Reserved: 2008-12-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5731

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-12-26T17:30:00.717

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5731

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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