CVE-2002-1696 describes a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook PGP plug-in versions 7.0, 7.0.3, and 7.0.4. When specific settings are enabled, the plug-in silently saves a decrypted copy of an encrypted message to the hard disk if a user replies to it, potentially exposing sensitive information. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB modules. Despite its age, the CVE has garnered significant community discussion, with 10 mentions, but no media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.