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CVE-2003-0978
Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and…
High7.5EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
Description
Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.
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)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 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
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www.s-quadra.com/advisories/Adv-20031203.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2003:048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20031203 GnuPG 1.2.3, 1.3.3 external HKP interface format string issue (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- gnupg-gpgkeyshkp-format-string(13892) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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