01 Record
CVE-2003-0255
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 6.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 93.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2003-05-07 04:00Z23 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2003-05-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c2dff78bf00e0f798258c9ec48b2b35f9e4661b612d76d1b359fc97352cfe009
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.turbolinux.comTLSA200334http://www.turbolinux.com/security/TLSA-2003-34.txt
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:175http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-175.html
- www.osvdb.org4947http://www.osvdb.org/4947
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:135https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A135
- marc.info20030522 [slackware-security] GnuPG key validation fix (SSA:2003-141-04)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105362224514081&w=2
- www.securityfocus.com7497http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7497
- marc.info20030516 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.029] OpenPKG Security Advisory (gnupg)http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105311804129104&w=2
- www.linuxsecurity.comhttp://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/gentoo_advisory-3266.html
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2003:061http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:061
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgnupg-invalid-key-acceptance(11930)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11930
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2003:694http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000694
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2003:176http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-176.html
- www.linuxsecurity.com20030515-016http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3258.html
- marc.infoESA-20030515-016http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105301357425157&w=2
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#397604http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/397604
- marc.info20030504 Key validity bug in GnuPG 1.2.1 and earlierhttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105215110111174&w=2