DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4021

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4021

    Published: 26 May 2016Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-4021

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4021

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pgpdump

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/pgpdump?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.31-0.1

    Affected versions

    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