MGASA-2016-0157

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    MGASA-2016-0157

    Published: 29 Apr 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-4021

    Summary: Updated pgpdump packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: When pgpdump is run on specially crafted input, a denial of service condition occurs. The program runs with 100% CPU usage for an indefinite amount of time. A remote attacker is able to create a specially crafted input that is leading to CPU resource consumption resulting in denial of service (CVE-2016-4021).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0157.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18262, https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/pgpdump/blob/master/CHANGES

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pgpdump

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/pgpdump?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.30-1.mga5

    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
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