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CVE-2016-20021

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Published: Jan 12, 2024Modified: Jun 3, 2025

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

In Gentoo Portage before 3.0.47, there is missing PGP validation of executed code: the standalone emerge-webrsync downloads a .gpgsig file but does not perform signature verification. Unless emerge-webrsync is used, Portage is not vulnerable.

Affected (1)

Products: Gentoo: Portage
Gentoo
1 product
Portage
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Portage
Before 3.0.47

Related CWEs

CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
Source: cve@mitre.org
Product
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Product

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