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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Exploit mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99
Exploit x_refsource_misc
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184689.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183750.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184617.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/kazu-yamamoto/pgpdump/pull/16
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0182
EPSS Percentile
76.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora
22
fedoraproject/fedora
23
fedoraproject/fedora
24
pgpdump_project/pgpdump
< 0.29
Published
May 26, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026