Vulnerability in Pgpdump Project
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (78.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pgpdump Project
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 22, 23, 24
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt (Exploit)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184689.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183750.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184617.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/kazu-yamamoto/pgpdump/pull/16
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4021?
- CVE-2016-4021 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pgpdump Project, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4021?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.