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    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:May 26, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:May 26, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.03123
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Pgpdump Project
    Product
    Pgpdump

    Exploits

    http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txthttp://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High