CVE Catalog

CVE-2007-0603

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

PGP Desktop before version 9.5.1 does not validate data objects received over named pipes, allowing remote authenticated users to gain privileges by sending a data object representing an absolute pointer, leading to code execution at the corresponding address.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized code execution by remote users, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update PGP Desktop to version 9.5.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability and implement additional security measures to restrict access to named pipes.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

PGP Desktop before 9.5.1 does not validate data objects received over the (1) \pipe\pgpserv named pipe for PGPServ.exe or the (2) \pipe\pgpsdkserv named pipe for PGPsdkServ.exe, which allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges by sending a data object representing an absolute pointer, which causes code execution at the corresponding address.

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