CVE-2002-0788

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2002-0788 · Published 12/08/2002 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2002-0788 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting corporate desktop (pgp), freeware (pgp), personal security (pgp).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.38%, higher than 31.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
corporate desktop pgp	`= 7.1`	No fix yet
freeware pgp	`= 7.0.3`	No fix yet
personal security pgp	`= 7.0.3`	No fix yet

Description

An interaction between PGP 7.0.3 with the "wipe deleted files" option, when used on Windows Encrypted File System (EFS), creates a cleartext temporary files that cannot be wiped or deleted due to strong permissions, which could allow certain local users or attackers with physical access to obtain cleartext information.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0052.html · Broken Link
download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.1/hotfix/ReadMe.txt · Third Party Advisory
iss.net/security_center/static/9044.php · Broken Link
osvdb.org/4363 · Broken Link
securityfocus.com/bid/4702 · Broken Link

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In short

CVE-2002-0788 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting corporate desktop (pgp), freeware (pgp), personal security (pgp).

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.38%, higher than 31.5% of all vulnerabilities.

No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

corporate desktop

pgp

= 7.1

No fix yet

freeware

pgp

= 7.0.3

No fix yet

personal security

pgp

= 7.0.3

No fix yet

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