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TI-2005-03906 Aliases CVE-2005-4151GHSA-xr9m-34vg-p986

The Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build…

Priority LOW 12Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build 2932 and earlier does not clear file slack space in the last cluster for the file, which allows local users to access the previous contents of the disk.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00452 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed 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:pgp:desktop:*:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0.3_build_2932VulnerablePgp
cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:8.0:*:home:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerablePgp
cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerablePgp
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:*:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0.3_build_2932 Vulnerable ·Pgp
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:8.0:*:home:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Pgp
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.0:*:professional:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Pgp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4151
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xr9m-34vg-p986

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2010-03234 Untrusted search path vulnerability in PGP Desktop 9.9.0 Build 397, 9.10.x, 10.0.0 Build… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00653 PGP Desktop before 9.10 allows local users to (1) cause a denial of service (crash) via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2008-05439 The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9

Sources

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