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CVE-2016-4021
Published: May 26, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20160418 CVE-2016-4021: pgpdump 0.29 - Endless loop parsing specially crafted input (SYSS-2016-030)
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FEDORA-2016-5733ad20f5
vendor-advisory
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FEDORA-2016-8f4b54b005
vendor-advisory
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FEDORA-2016-6fd7a31d36
vendor-advisory
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https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/pgpdump/pull/16
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