Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-4021
The read_binary function in buffer.c in pgpdump before 0.30 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via crafted input, as demonstrated by the \xa3\x03 string.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.031
EPSS Ranking 86.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
CVSS v2 Score 7.8
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183750.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184617.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184689.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99
- https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/pgpdump/pull/16
- https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183750.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184617.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184689.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99
- https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/pgpdump/pull/16
- https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt
Products affected by CVE-2016-4021
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cpe:2.3:a:pgpdump_project:pgpdump:0.29
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24