{"id":"CVE-2002-0685","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2002-0685","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:07.293Z","title":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the message decoding functionality for PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-In, as used in NAI PGP Desktop Security 7.0.4, Personal Security 7.0.3, and Freeware 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to modify the heap and gain privileges…","description":"Heap-based buffer overflow in the message decoding functionality for PGP Outlook Encryption Plug-In, as used in NAI PGP Desktop Security 7.0.4, Personal Security 7.0.3, and Freeware 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to modify the heap and gain privileges via a large, malformed mail message.","published":"2002-07-23T04:00:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T21:57:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":[],"affected":["pgp/desktop security","pgp/freeware","pgp/personal security"],"epss":{"score":0.02647,"percentile":0.85503,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.04/hotfix/ReadMe.txt","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102634756815773&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102639521518942&w=2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9525.php","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821139","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/4364","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5202","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://download.nai.com/products/licensed/pgp/desktop_security/windows/version_7.04/hotfix/ReadMe.txt","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102634756815773&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=102639521518942&w=2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9525.php","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/821139","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.osvdb.org/4364","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5202","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0685","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}