CVE-2002-1696

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Published Jun 21, 2005 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Outlook plug-in PGP version 7.0, 7.0.3, and 7.0.4 silently saves a decrypted copy of a message to hard disk when "Automatically decrypt/verify when opening messages" option is checked, "Always use Secure Viewer when decrypting" option is not checked, and the user replies to an encrypted message.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:personal_privacy:7.0.4:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.250% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0201&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=528
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3825
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7900

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Outlook

Pgp Personal Privacy

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 21, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved: Jun 21, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:59 PM

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