CVE-2001-0435 describes a vulnerability in PGP 7.0's split key mechanism, allowing a key share holder to compromise the entire key. By enabling the "Cache passphrase while logged on" option, an attacker can capture other share holders' passphrases during authentication. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), indicating local access, low attack complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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