CVE-2001-0522 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG)
Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypted file.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0522 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-08-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Format string vulnerability in Gnu Privacy Guard (aka GnuPG or gpg) 1.05 and earlier can allow an attacker to gain privileges via format strings in the original filename that is stored in an encrypted file. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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