Symantec's PGP Universal Server, under specific circumstances, may inadvertently expose a PGP client's private key.
Product
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Version
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Solution
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PGP Universal Server
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3.2.x
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PGP Universal Server 3.2.1 MP2
CVSS2
Base Score
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Impact
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Exploitability
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CVSS2 Vector
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PGP Key Exposure - Medium
4.14
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4.93
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5.13
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AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVE
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BID
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Description
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CVE-2012-3582
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BID 55246
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PGP Universal Server Unauthorized Key Exposure
Details
Symantec became aware that in certain specific instances, the PGP Universal Server failed to properly clear a PGP client's authenticated session at the termination of an authorized PGP key search request. This could result in the unauthorized exposure of that client's private key during and immediately following an unauthenticated request from another PGP client.
Symantec Response
Symantec engineers have verified this issue and released an update addressing it. Symantec recommends customers update to PGP Universal Server 3.2.1 MP2 or later.
Update information
Customers may obtain Symantec's PGP Universal Server 3.2.1 MP2 update through their normal PGP support locations.
Best Practices
As part of normal best practices, Symantec strongly recommends:
Symantec would like to thank Greg Ose and Mark Gould of CME Group for contacting us concerning this issue and coordinating with us as we resolved it.
BID: Security Focus, http://www.securityfocus.com, has assigned Bugtraq ID (BID) to this issue for inclusion in the Security Focus vulnerability database.
CVE: This issue is a candidate for inclusion in the CVE list (http://cve.mitre.org), which standardizes names for security problems.