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CVE-2003-0255

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Description

The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A135

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11930

http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-34.txt

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7497

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-176.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-175.html

http://www.osvdb.org/4947

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:061

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-3266.html

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3258.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/397604

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105362224514081&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105311804129104&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301357425157&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105215110111174&w=2

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000694

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2003-05-27

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04212

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