CVE-2002-0900 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the pks PGP public key web server, specifically versions prior to 0.9.5. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial of service by providing an excessively long search argument to the lookup function, with the potential for arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, which could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:pgp_public_key_server:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mit:pgp_public_key_server:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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