CVE-2008-7272

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Published Nov 7, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase to disk which may result in the compromise of secure communication or a users’s private key.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:getfiregpg:firegpg:*:*:*:*:*:firefox:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-7225	FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase to disk which may result in the compromise of secure communication or a users’s private key.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

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% (0.888% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514386
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7272
https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:20757?utm_source=securityvulns&utm_medium=redirect

History

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Subscriptions

Getfiregpg Firegpg

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 7, 2019, 11:40 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:03 PM
Reserved: Jan 14, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 8, 2019, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:03 PM

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