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TI-2001-00511 Aliases CVE-2001-0522GHSA-59h7-cqx3-mx33

Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can…

Priority MEDIUM 48Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13728 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:privacy_guard:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Linux 6.2Fixed RHSA-2001:073
Red Hat Linux 7.0Fixed RHSA-2001:073
Red Hat Linux 7.1Fixed RHSA-2001:073

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59h7-cqx3-mx33

References

Patch 1

Advisory 8

Other 2

  • TI-2006-05999 A "stack overwrite" vulnerability in GnuPG (gpg) 1.x before 1.4.6, 2.x before 2.0.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00236 The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00884 Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-00964 GnuPG (gpg) 1.0.3 does not properly check all signatures of a file containing multiple… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2003-00877 GnuPG (GPG) 1.0.2, and other versions up to 1.2.3, creates ElGamal type 20 (sign+encrypt)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2006-00044 gpg in GnuPG before 1.4.2.2 does not properly verify non-detached signatures, which… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
See all 9 →

Sources

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