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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 earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.
Published: Jan 5, 2004
Modified: Jun 16, 2026
CVSS Metrics
Affected Products (6)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2 |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.1 |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.2 |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.2 |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.2.3 |
| gnu | privacy_guard | 1.3.3 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-chjf-v68x-qx8j
Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg)...
References (8)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107047470625214&w=2
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_048_gpg.html
- http://www.s-quadra.com/advisories/Adv-20031203.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13892
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107047470625214&w=2
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_048_gpg.html
- http://www.s-quadra.com/advisories/Adv-20031203.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13892
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
7.5 / 10
EPSS Score
2.76%
Top 15% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
30.8 / 100
Data Sources
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