CVE-2002-0788

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2002-0788
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-08-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-459 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pgp Corporate Desktop 7.1 All All All
Application Pgp Freeware 7.0.3 All All All
Application Pgp Personal Security 7.0.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Multiple PGP Products with Windows EFS Plaintext File Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
ISS X-Force Database: pgp-ntfs-reveal-data (9044): PGP with "file wiping" enabled could reveal encrypted data on NTFS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/ho... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.nai.com Third Party Advisory
www.osvdb.org/4363 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report