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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…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- [pacman-dev] 20160606 [PATCH] Fix OOB read and endless loop in signature parser. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160611 CVE Request for Denial of Service in pacman 5.0.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160614 Re: CVE Request for Denial of Service in pacman 5.0.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20200421 Re: Pacman package manager - taking untrusted input (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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