CVE-2001-0072 describes a vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) versions including 1.0.4, where the software silently imports both public and private keys from public key servers without user notification. This flaw could allow an attacker to compromise the web of trust by injecting malicious private keys. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a partial integrity impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating a degree of awareness despite its age.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.3bCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.0.3b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.