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    CVE-2001-0522

    Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypted file.

    Published:May 29, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Mar 9, 2002
    EPSS Score:0.11135
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Privacy Guard
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20889

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2006-6235 (CVSS 10) — A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and 1.9.0 through 1.9.95 …
    CVE-2006-0049 (CVSS 5) — gpg in GnuPG before 1.4.2.2 does not properly verify non-detached signatures, which allows attackers to inject…
    CVE-2006-0455 (CVSS 4.6) — gpgv in GnuPG before 1.4.2.1, when using unattended signature verification, returns a 0 exit code in certain c…
    CVE-2003-0978 (CVSS 7.5) — Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and e…
    CVE-2003-0971 (CVSS 5) — GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt) keys using the same …
    CVE-2003-0255 (CVSS 10) — The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple u…
    CVE-2001-0072 (CVSS 5) — gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions imports both public and private keys from public key servers without …
    CVE-2001-0071 (CVSS 2.1) — gpg (aka GnuPG) 1.0.4 and other versions does not properly verify detached signatures, which allows attackers …
    CVE-2000-0974 (CVSS 7.5) — GnuPG (gpg) 1.0.3 does not properly check all signatures of a file containing multiple documents, which allows…

    References

    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000399
    http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-023-01
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188218
    http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-020.0.txt
    http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-061
    http://www.gnupg.org/whatsnew.html#rn20010529
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403051
    http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-053.php3
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_020_gpg_txt.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/1845
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-073.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2797
    http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2001-June/000439.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6642
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000399
    http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-023-01
    http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188218
    http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-020.0.txt
    http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-061
    http://www.gnupg.org/whatsnew.html#rn20010529
    http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403051
    http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-053.php3
    http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_020_gpg_txt.html
    http://www.osvdb.org/1845
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-073.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2797
    http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2001-June/000439.html
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6642

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High