PT-2008-6783 · Pgp · Pgp Desktop

Evilcry + 1 · Published 2008-12-26 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5731

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PGP Desktop versions 9.0.6 build 6060 through 9.9.0 build 397

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system crash, and may also allow them to gain privileges. This is achieved through a certain METHOD BUFFERED IOCTL request that overwrites portions of memory, related to a "Driver Collapse."

Recommendations For PGP Desktop version 9.0.6 build 6060, update to a version that fixes the issue. For PGP Desktop version 9.9.0 build 397, update to a version that fixes the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the PGPwded device driver to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5731

Affected Products

Pgp Desktop

References · 10

• 🔥 http://evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32991 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7556 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33310 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5731 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/50914 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1021493 · Note
• http://evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php · Note