Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0678 (CCN-5136)

Assigned:2000-08-24
Published:2000-08-24
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:PGP 5.5.x through 6.5.3 does not properly check if an Additional Decryption Key (ADK) is stored in the signed portion of a public certificate, which allows an attacker who can modify a victim's public certificate to decrypt any data that has been encrypted with the modified certificate.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Aug 24 2000 - 09:28:51 CDT
SERIOUS PGP BUG!

Source: CCN
Type: UKCrypto Mailing List, Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:09:07 +0100
Serious bug in PGP - versions 5 and 6

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0678

Source: CCN
Type: Ralf Senderek Web site
Key Experiments - How PGP Deals With Manipulated Keys

Source: CCN
Type: CERT Advisory CA-2000-18
PGP May Encrypt Data With Unauthorized ADKs

Source: CERT
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CA-2000-18

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin K-070
PGP Additional Decryption Keys (ADKs) Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#747124
ADK flaw in recent versions of PGP

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
4354

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 4354
NAI PGP Certificates Unsigned ADKs Cleartext Message Disclosure

Source: CCN
Type: PGP Security Web site
PGP ADK Security Advisory

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
1606

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1606
PGP ADK Insertion Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
nai-pgp-unsigned-adk(5136)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:pgp:pgp:5.5.3i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pgp:pgp:6.5.1i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:pgp:pgp:6.5.3i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:pgp:personal_privacy:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    pgp pgp 5.5.3i
    pgp pgp 6.5.1i
    pgp pgp 6.5.3i
    pgp personal privacy 6.5.3