LOW
The pgpk command in PGP 5.x on Unix systems uses an insufficiently random data source for non-interactive key pair generation, which may produce predictable keys
Published Oct 13, 2000
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The pgpk command in PGP 5.x on Unix systems uses an insufficiently random data source for non-interactive key pair generation, which may produce predictable keys.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00413
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00413
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 33.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00413) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 47.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 25.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 23.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 29.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0273.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-09.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/1355 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1251 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0273.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-09.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/1355 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1251 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 13, 2000
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2000
Link CVE-2000-0445
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a