CVE-2005-4151

Summary

CVECVE-2005-4151
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-10 11:03:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-19 15:40:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build 2932 and earlier does not clear file slack space in the last cluster for the file, which allows local users to access the previous contents of the disk.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Pgp Desktop 8.0 All home All
Application Pgp Desktop 9.0 All professional All
Application Pgp Desktop 8.0 All home All
Application Pgp Desktop 9.0 All professional All
Application Pgp Desktop All All professional All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0349 - [Full-disclosure] PGP Wipe Free Space, Lyris ListManager Flaws, Windows Timestamps, Sam Juicer FULLDISC archives.neohapsis.com
The Metasploit Project MISC metasploit.com Exploit
PGP Desktop Wipe Free Space Assistant Improper Disk Wipe Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Exploit
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - PGP Desktop Wipe Free Space Security Issue SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
21569 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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