security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 13.73%
Description
Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypted file.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:073
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:073
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:073
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:073 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:073 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 13.73% (0.13728) | 96.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 13.73% (0.13728) | 96.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 11.13% (0.11135) | 93.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.02% (0.14019) | 93.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.84% (0.20845) | 92.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14.02% (0.14019) | 93.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 8.47% (0.08473) | 94.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 1.81% (0.01811) | 86.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 18, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02339) | 88.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.28% (0.03279) | 89.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000399 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-023-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_IMMUNIX
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/188218 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-020.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-061 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gnupg.org/whatsnew.html#rn20010529 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403051 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-053.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_020_gpg_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/1845 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-073.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2797 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.turbolinux.com/pipermail/tl-security-announce/2001-June/000439.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBO
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0522 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616594 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6642 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0522
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0522
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.