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CVE-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…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.archlinux.org /pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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