CVE-2000-0445 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The pgpk command in PGP 5.x on Unix systems uses an insufficiently random data source for non-interactive key pair generation, which may produce predictable keys.

Published: 2000-10-13

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:5.0_linux:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:5.0i:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:pgp:pgp:6.5_linux:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0444	The pgpk command in PGP 5.x on Unix systems uses an insufficiently random data source for non-interactive key pair generation, which may produce predictable keys.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00413.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0273.html
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-09.html
http://www.osvdb.org/1355
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1251

History

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Subscriptions

Pgp Pgp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-10-13T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:29.683Z

Reserved: 2000-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0445

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-05-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:51:44.950

Link: CVE-2000-0445

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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