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CVE-2003-0971
GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt) keys using the same key component for encryption…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.6%
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- mitre
Description
GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt) keys using the same key component for encryption as for signing, which allows attackers to determine the private key from a signature.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% 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 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- RHSA-2003:395 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2003:048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- VU#940388 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 10349 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20031127 GnuPG's ElGamal signing keys compromised (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-429 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2003q4/000276.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 9115 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2003q4/000277.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:390 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10982 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 10399 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 10304 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:109 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- CLA-2003:798 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 10400 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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 .