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CVE-2016-4021
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-26T14:59:01.167 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:46:45.000

Summary

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.

Affected products

fedoraproject — fedora

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References

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