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TI-2008-05439 Aliases CVE-2008-5731GHSA-hg7x-qv4j-5cmg

The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build…

Priority LOW 24CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00896 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0.6VulnerablePgp
cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.9.0VulnerablePgp
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0.6 Vulnerable ·Pgp
  • cpe:2.3:a:pgp:desktop:9.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.9.0 Vulnerable ·Pgp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5731
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hg7x-qv4j-5cmg

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 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-2005-03906 The Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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