CVE-2008-5731
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 0.9% (60th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5701)
- Published
- December 26, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5701 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- pgp / desktop
- pgp / desktop
References
- http://osvdb.org/50914
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33310(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4811
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499572/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32991(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021493
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7556
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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