high7.5
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)…
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 22, 23, 24 |
| Pgpdump Project | Pgpdump | through 0.29 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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