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CVE-2002-1284
The wizard in KGPG 0.6 through 0.8.2 does not properly provide the passphrase to gpg when creating new keys, which causes secret keys to…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.34%
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- mitre
Description
The wizard in KGPG 0.6 through 0.8.2 does not properly provide the passphrase to gpg when creating new keys, which causes secret keys to be created with an empty passphrase and allows local attackers to steal the keys if they can be read.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- kgpg-wizard-empty-password(10629) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://devel-home.kde.org/~kgpg/bug.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 6152 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20021110 GLSA: kgpg (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .