CVE-2008-5731

PGP Desktop 9.0.6 - 'PGPwded.sys' Local Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a certain METHOD_BUFFERED IOCTL request that overwrites portions of memory, related to a "Driver Collapse." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

El driver del dispositivo GPwded (también conocido como PGPwded.sys) en PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 versión 6060 y 9.9.0 versión 397 permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (caída del sistema) y posiblemente obtener privilegios mediante una cierta petición METHOD_BUFFERED IOCTL que sobrescribe porciones de memoria, relacionado con una "caída del driver". NOTA: algunos de estos detalles se han obtenido de información de terceros.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-12-26 CVE Reserved
2008-12-26 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/50914	Vdb Entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811	Third Party Advisory
http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556	2024-08-07
http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/33310	2018-10-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Pgp Search vendor "Pgp"		Desktop Search vendor "Pgp" for product "Desktop"				9.0.6 Search vendor "Pgp" for product "Desktop" and version "9.0.6"		-		Affected
Pgp Search vendor "Pgp"		Desktop Search vendor "Pgp" for product "Desktop"				9.9.0 Search vendor "Pgp" for product "Desktop" and version "9.9.0"		-		Affected