HomeTesting at KeyLabs has verified a security vulnerability that has been discovered in Network Associates PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption program. Giving rise to some "I told you sos", the vulnerability happens because of a feature added to let certain third-parties read your encrypted mail.
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The problem was found by German researcher Ralf Senderek, and has been circulated by CERT, and acknowledged by Network Associates. It affects PGP 5.5.x through PGP 6.5.3 for Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000. (more...)
August 15th, 2009