CVE-2008-5731

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33310 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556 exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991 vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811 third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/50914 vdb entry
http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5731?
CVE-2008-5731 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5731?
To fix CVE-2008-5731, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5731 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5731 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.