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CVE-2005-4151

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

The Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build 2932 and earlier does not clear file slack space in the last cluster for the file, which allows local users to access the previous contents of the disk.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

PGP — Desktop

CWEs

References

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