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CVE-2003-0255
The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the…
High10.0EPSS 6.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.6% · top 6.2% 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 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- TLSA200334 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 4947 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:135 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 20030522 [slackware-security] GnuPG key validation fix (SSA:2003-141-04) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 7497 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030516 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.029] OpenPKG Security Advisory (gnupg) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-3266.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- gnupg-invalid-key-acceptance(11930) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- CLA-2003:694 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20030515-016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- ESA-20030515-016 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_ENGARDEx_transferred
- VU#397604 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20030504 Key validity bug in GnuPG 1.2.1 and earlier (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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 .