CVE-2003-0255

N/A Unknown
Published: May 27, 2003 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The key validation code in GnuPG before 1.2.2 does not properly determine the validity of keys with multiple user IDs and assigns the greatest validity of the most valid user ID, which prevents GnuPG from warning the encrypting user when a user ID does not have a trusted path.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000694
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105215110111174&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301357425157&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105311804129104&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105362224514081&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/397604
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3258.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-3266.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:061
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/4947
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-175.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-176.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7497
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-34.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11930
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A135
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105215110111174&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301357425157&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105311804129104&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105362224514081&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/397604
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3258.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-3266.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/4947
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-175.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-176.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-34.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.1%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu