CVE-2008-5731
The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows local users to…
- 4.9MediumCVSS base score
- 0.90%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 40% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The PGPwded device driver (aka PGPwded.sys) in PGP Corporation PGP Desktop 9.0.6 build 6060 and 9.9.0 build 397 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) and possibly gain privileges via a certain METHOD_BUFFERED IOCTL request that overwrites portions of memory, related to a "Driver Collapse." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- PGP Desktop 9.0.6 - 'PGPwded.sys' Local Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7556dos, windowspublished 23 Dec 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 7556 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.90% · top 40% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- 1021493 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20081223 PGP Desktop 9.0.6 Denial Of Service - ZeroDay (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service_POC.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33310 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 7556 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 32991 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 4811 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 50914 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/PGPDesktop_9_0_6_Denial_Of_Service.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5701 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-5731)Record last updated .