CVE-2008-5731

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The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows l

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00179

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Affected Products & Versions

pgp desktopall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

dosPGP Desktop 9.0.6 - 'PGPwded.sys' Local Denial of Serviceverified
pocwww.evilfingers.com · PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.phpwww.evilfingers.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 32991www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 7556www.exploit-db.com

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.

producthighUser Added to Remote Desktop Users Group

producthighNgrok Usage with Remote Desktop Service

productmediumInstallation of TeamViewer Desktop

productmediumDesktop.INI Created by Uncommon Process

productmediumPotential Remote Desktop Tunneling

productmediumNew Remote Desktop Connection Initiated Via Mstsc.EXE

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4.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Published to NVD26 Dec 2008 · 05:30 PM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://osvdb.org/50914

http://secunia.com/advisories/33310Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811

http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493

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