# CVE-2005-4151: The Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build 2932 and earlier does not clear file slack space in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Wipe Free Space utility in PGP Desktop Home 8.0 and Desktop Professional 9.0.3 Build 2932 and earlier does not clear file slack space in the last cluster for the file, which allows local users to access the previous contents of the disk.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419077/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17827
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419654/100/0/threaded
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0349.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15784
- http://www.osvdb.org/21569
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419282/100/0/threaded
- http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/pgp_slackspace/

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