CVE-2003-0978 describes a format string vulnerability in the gpgkeys_hkp component of GnuPG client versions 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers or malicious keyservers to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code during key retrieval. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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.