VDB
CVE-2016-4021
CVE-2016-4021
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 1.82% · 77.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.82%
77.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | pgpdump | 0, 0.27-1, 0.28-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | pgpdump | 0, 0.29-1, 0.28-1 |
Timeline
- May 26, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4021 third-party-advisory
- https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4021 third-party-advisory