Vulnerability Report

CVE-2002-0788

Title: PGP 7.0.3 EFS 'wipe deleted files' creates unwiped cleartext temp files

Information disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2002-0788.

CWE Category CWE-459

Published Date Aug 12, 2002

Modified Date Apr 03, 2025

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 5.5 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.15%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2002-0788: 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.

Impacted Vendors

pgp 3

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txt http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php http://www.osvdb.org/4363 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4702 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txt http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php http://www.osvdb.org/4363 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4702

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

2.1

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2002-0788 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

April 03, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

August 12, 2002 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.