Description
ASCII Armor parser in Windows PGP 7.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to create files in arbitrary locations via a malformed ASCII armored file.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PGP 5.x/6.x/7.0 - ASCII Armor Parser Arbitrary File Creation EDB-20738 · remote · Apr 9, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 2556 vdb-entry
- 1782 vdb-entry
- A040901-1 vendor-advisory
- pgp-armor-code-execution(6643) vdb-entry