Vulnerabilities > CVE-2000-0543 - Unspecified vulnerability in PGP Certificate Server 2.5/2.5.1
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
The command port for PGP Certificate Server 2.5.0 and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service if their hostname does not have a reverse DNS entry and they connect to port 4000.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
Nessus
| NASL family | Denial of Service |
| NASL id | PGPCERT_DOS.NASL |
| description | It was possible to make the remote PGP Cert Server crash by spoofing a TCP connection that seems to come from an unresolvable IP address. An attacker may use this flaw to prevent your PGP certificate server from working properly. |
| last seen | 2020-06-01 |
| modified | 2020-06-02 |
| plugin id | 10442 |
| published | 2000-06-22 |
| reporter | (C) 2000-2019 John Lampe <[email protected]> |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/10442 |
| title | NAI PGP Certificate Server Unresolvable IP DoS |