CVE-2002-0900 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in pks PGP public key web server before 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long search argument to the lookup capability.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.8% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-10-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mit | pgp public key server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MIT PGP Public Key Server 0.9.2/0.9.4 - Search String Remote Buffer Overflow | 2002-05-24 |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274107
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9171.php
- http://www.rubin.ch/pgp/src/patch_buffoverflow20020525
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4828
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274107
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9171.php
- http://www.rubin.ch/pgp/src/patch_buffoverflow20020525
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4828
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