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    CVE-2008-5731

    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.

    Published:Dec 26, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Dec 26, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00179
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Pgp
    Product
    Desktop

    Exploits

    http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.phphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.phphttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    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
    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

    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