CVE-2008-5731 EXPLOIT
4.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 58)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a certain METHOD_BUFFERED IOCTL request that overwrites portions of memory, related to a "Driver Collapse." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.9% — more likely to be exploited than 58% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| pgp | desktop |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PGP Desktop 9.0.6 - 'PGPwded.sys' Local Denial of Service | 2008-12-23 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33310
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556
- http://osvdb.org/50914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33310
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556
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