UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4021

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4021
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4021.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4021
Upstream
Published
2016-05-26T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:45:44Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / pgpdump

Package

Name
pgpdump
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pgpdump@0.28-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.28-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.27-1
0.28-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.28-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "pgpdump"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pgpdump

Package

Name
pgpdump
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pgpdump@0.29-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.28-1
0.29-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.29-1",
            "binary_name": "pgpdump"
        }
    ]
}