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CVE-2008-5731
UNKNOWN

CVE-2008-5731

Published Dec 26, 2008 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSUNKNOWN · 4.9
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood0.90%
QFinch risk score20 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

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.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

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.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

Matching a version is only one part of assessing exposure. QFinch has not assessed your environment on this public page.

Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSSEXPLOITDB
SSVC priority
LOW
Confidence
20%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. 1021493 ↗
  2. 20081223 PGP Desktop 9.0.6 Denial Of Service - ZeroDay ↗
  3. www.evilfingers.com ↗
  4. 33310 ↗
  5. 7556 ↗
  6. 32991 ↗
  7. 4811 ↗
  8. 50914 ↗
  9. www.evilfingers.com ↗

Record history

Published Dec 26, 2008 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026