CVE-2016-4021
N/A
Published: May 26, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraPgpdump
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 0.29
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183750.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184617.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184689.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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