CVE-2000-0678

N/A Unknown
Published: October 20, 2000 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

PGP 5.5.x through 6.5.3 does not properly check if an Additional Decryption Key (ADK) is stored in the signed portion of a public certificate, which allows an attacker who can modify a victim's public certificate to decrypt any data that has been encrypted with the modified certificate.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-18.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/4354
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1606
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-18.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/4354
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
64th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

pgp