CVE-2005-4151

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The 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.

Affected products

Pgp Desktop: through 9.0.3_build_2932; 8.0, 9.0

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0349.html
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/pgp_slackspace/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17827
http://www.osvdb.org/21569
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419077/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419282/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15784
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0349.html
http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/pgp_slackspace/
http://secunia.com/advisories/17827
http://www.osvdb.org/21569

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