CVE Catalog

CVE-2003-0978

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2003-0978 describes a format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp, allowing remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may experience service outages and the risk of arbitrary code execution, potentially leading to data loss or system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the GnuPG client to a version that is not vulnerable to this issue to minimize the risk of attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS