CVE-2002-1977

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1977
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:32:00 UTC
DescriptionNetwork 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pgp Pgp 7.0.4 All All All
Application Pgp Pgp 7.1 All All All
Application Pgp Pgp 7.0.4 All All All
Application Pgp Pgp 7.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISS X-Force Database: pgp-passphrase-cache (9690): PGP Passphrase Cache does not reset XF www.iss.net Patch
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - RE: PGP 7.04 Patch Modifies the Password Cache Setting - From Steve.Cohen_at_echostar.com BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
PGP Passphrase Cache Expiration Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - PGP 7.04 Patch Modifies the Password Cache Setting - From Steve.Cohen_at_EchoStar.Com BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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