VDB
CVE-2016-5434
CVE-2016-5434
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
libalpm, as used in pacman 5.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) via a crafted signature file.
EPSS 0.46% · 64.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.46%
64.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| pacman_project | pacman | 5.0.1 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Jan 30, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [pacman-dev] 20160606 [PATCH] Fix OOB read and endless loop in signature parser. mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20160611 CVE Request for Denial of Service in pacman 5.0.1 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20160614 Re: CVE Request for Denial of Service in pacman 5.0.1 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20200421 Re: Pacman package manager - taking untrusted input mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5434 advisory