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CVE-2002-0685
Heap-based buffer overflow in the message decoding functionality for PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-In, as used in NAI PGP Desktop Security…
High7.5EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the message decoding functionality for PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-In, as used in NAI PGP Desktop Security 7.0.4, Personal Security 7.0.3, and Freeware 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to modify the heap and gain privileges via a large, malformed mail message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- 4364 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- pgp-outlook-heap-overflow(9525) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#821139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 5202 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020710 EEYE: Remote PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-in Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_NTBUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20020710 EEYE: Remote PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-in Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.04/hotfix/ReadMe.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .