CVE-2008-7272 json
FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase…
published 2019-11-07 7 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7225
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FireGPG before 0.6 handle user’s passphrase and decrypted cleartext insecurely by writing pre-encrypted cleartext and the user's passphrase to disk which may result in the compromise of secure communication or a users’s private key.
Patch / fix
- getfiregpg firegpg 0.6
Exploit prediction
0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
References
-
security-tracker.debian.org
/tracker/CVE-2008-7272
third-party-advisory
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bugs.debian.org
/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=514386
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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vulners.com
/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:20757?utm_source=securityvulns&utm_medium=redirect
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7272
- NVD CVE-2008-7272
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