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 signature file.

CVSS v3.0

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0

7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

1.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 72th percentile

Published

2017-01-30

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4
• https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-5431
• CVE-2016-5537
• CVE-2016-5425
• CVE-2016-5636
• CVE-2016-5399
• CVE-2016-5639