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CVE-2001-0072

19
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0197 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-0072

security flaw

Dec 19, 2000

References

distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/5803
debian.org / security/2000/20001225b
linux-mandrake.com / en/updates/2000/MDKSA-2000-087.php3
osvdb.org / 1702
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2000-131.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/152197
securityfocus.com / bid/2153
PatchVendor Advisory