PT-2003-1466 · Gnu+1 · Gnupg+1

Published 2003-05-09 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2003-0256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Kopete versions prior to 0.6.2

Description: The issue arises from the GnuPG plugin in Kopete, which fails to properly cleanse the command line when executing gpg. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 0.6.2, update to version 0.6.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the GnuPG plugin until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2003-0256

Affected Products

Gnupg

Kopete

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0256 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:055 · Vendor Advisory
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000665 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kopete.kde.org/index.php?page=newsstory&news=Kopete_releases_version_0.6.2 · Note