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 1.48% · 73.6th 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
1.48%
73.6th 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 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 31, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 23, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [oss-security] 20200421 Re: Pacman package manager - taking untrusted input mailing-list
- https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html exploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5434 advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4 url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6 url