PT-2017-8725 · Arch Linux · Pacman

Tobias Stoeckmann · Published 2017-01-30 · Updated 2020-04-21 · CVE-2016-5434

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pacman version 5.0.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in either an infinite loop or an out-of-bounds read, by utilizing a crafted signature file.

Recommendations For version 5.0.1, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as no specific fix is provided for this version.

Exploit

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5434

Affected Products

Pacman

References · 6

• 🔥 https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5434 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5434 · Vendor Advisory
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9 · Note