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CVE-2003-0978

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.76%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-01-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2003-0978
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.76%

Original NVD Description

Format string vulnerability in gpgkeys_hkp (experimental HKP interface) for the GnuPG (gpg) client 1.2.3 and earlier, and 1.3.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers or a malicious keyserver to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code during key retrieval.