CVE-2001-0265 describes a low-severity vulnerability in the ASCII Armor parser of Windows PGP versions 7.0.3 and earlier. This flaw allows an attacker to create files in arbitrary locations on a user's system by crafting a malformed ASCII armored file. The attack requires local access and has a low impact, primarily affecting integrity with no confidentiality or availability concerns. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-20738) exists, indicating public knowledge of a proof-of-concept for PGP 5.x/6.x/7.0. There is no evidence of community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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