CVE-2002-0788
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2003 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:58 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorCorporate DesktopFreewarePersonal Security
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows Encrypted File System (EFS), creates a cleartext temporary files that cannot be wiped or deleted due to strong permissions, which could allow certain local users or attackers with physical access to obtain cleartext information.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txtVDB Entryx_refsource_XFBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9044.phpVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4702CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-459
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