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TITLE:
PGP Desktop Message Verification Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42307

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42307

RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-19

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in PGP Desktop, which can be
exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

For more information:
SA42293

The vulnerability is reported in version 9.8.3.

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends users of PGP Desktop for Windows to open files
for decryption and verification directly with PGP Desktop (please see
the vendor's advisory for details).

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Eric Verheul, Digital Security group, Radbound University Nijmengen

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
PGP:
https://pgp.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2290

SYM10-012:
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2010&suid=20101118_00

Eric Verheul:
http://www.cs.ru.nl/E.Verheul/papers/Govcert/Pretty%20Good%20Piggybagging%20v1.0.pdf

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
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