CVE-2001-0522 describes a format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG) versions 1.0.5 and earlier. An attacker could exploit this by embedding format strings within the original filename stored in an encrypted file, potentially leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and result in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-20889), suggesting public exploit code is available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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