CVE-2002-0788

MEDIUM

PGP Corporate Desktop - Incomplete Cleanup of Cleartext Temporary Files

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows Encrypted File System (EFS), creates a cleartext temporary files that cannot be wiped or deleted due to strong permissions, which could allow certain local users or attackers with physical access to obtain cleartext information.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4702
Broken Link vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/4363
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html
Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 29.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-459
Status published
Products (3)
pgp/corporate_desktop 7.1
pgp/freeware 7.0.3
pgp/personal_security 7.0.3
Published Aug 12, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026