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CVE-2016-4021

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Published: May 26, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

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 (4)

1 product
Fedora
Pgpdump
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Fedoraproject
Version 22
Version 23
Version 24
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 0.29

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