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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7272 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:20757 (Third Party Advisory)
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.