What is CVE-2008-7272?

CVE-2008-7272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getfiregpg Firegpg, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2008-7272?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Getfiregpg Firegpg

CVE-2008-7272

FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase to disk which may result in the compromise of secure communication or a users’s private key.

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Getfiregpg Firegpg
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7272?: CVE-2008-7272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Getfiregpg Firegpg, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2008-7272?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.