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CVE-2002-0685
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2002-07-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the message decoding functionality for PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-In, as used in NAI PGP Desktop Security 7.0.4, Personal Security 7.0.3, and Freeware 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to modify the heap and gain privileges via a large, malformed mail message.
Affected products
- Pgp Desktop Security: 7.0.4
- Pgp Freeware: 7.0.3
- Pgp Personal Security: 7.0.3
References
- http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.04/hotfix/ReadMe.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102634756815773&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102639521518942&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9525.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821139
- http://www.osvdb.org/4364
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5202
- http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.04/hotfix/ReadMe.txt
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102634756815773&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102639521518942&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9525.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821139
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