CVE-2016-5434
published 2017-01-30CVE-2016-5434: 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.
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.48%
70.6th percentile
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.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pacman_project | pacman | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.1HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5434 pacman: denial of service flaw in libalpm
bugzilla·2016-06-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-5434 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5434 pacman: denial of service flaw in libalpm
CVE-2016-5434 pacman: denial of service flaw in libalpm
An out-of-bounds read flaw resulting in an infinite loop was found in pacman's (the Arch package manager) signature parser.
References:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/526
https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html
Discussion:
Created pacman tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1346279]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5434 pacman: denial of service flaw in libalpm [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-06-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-5434 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-5434 pacman: denial of service flaw in libalpm [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-5434 pacman: denial of service flaw in libalpm [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
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the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. W
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html
2017-01-30
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