Description
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
64.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-125
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
pacman_project/pacman
5.0.1
Published
Jan 30, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026