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CVE-2003-0255: gnu privacy_guard

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 07-05-2003Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-0255 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in gnu privacy_guard. EPSS estimates a 6.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-05-2003
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.56% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
6.56%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Gnu1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

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