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Vulnerability record · CVE-2001-0265 · published 18 June 2001

CVE-2001-0265: Pgp vulnerability

PPgp · Pgp

ASCII Armor parser in Windows PGP 7.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to create files in arbitrary locations via a malformed ASCII armored file.

2.1 CVSS 2.0 Low EPSS 0.72% · top 47.9%
2.1CVSS 2.0 base score
0.72%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

ASCII Armor parser in Windows PGP 7.0.3 and earlier allows attackers to create files in arbitrary locations via a malformed ASCII armored file.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a040901-1.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1782
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2556
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6643
http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2001/a040901-1.txt PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1782
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2556
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6643

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2001-0265), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.