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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 IDCVE-2001-0522
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.5
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-08-14
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionFormat 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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