CVE-2003-0978

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 5, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2003-0978: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix