# CVE-2001-0273: Security feature bypass in n/a

> An attacker can read encrypted emails in cleartext because the software fails to check if public keys have expired before sending messages.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-757p-m3gj-h62j

## What is CVE-2001-0273?

CVE-2001-0273 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

pgp4pine Pine/PGP interface version 1.75-6 does not properly check to see if a public key has expired when obtaining the keys via Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG), which causes the message to be sent in cleartext.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0273?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Holger Lamm Pgp4pine.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0273?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0273 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0273 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0273 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0273 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Apr 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0273 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0273/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0273/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0273
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0273
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0273

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