Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20164021000
Revision Date
:
2016-05-26
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2016-4021 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description
:
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.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2016-4021
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
AND
The 'pgpdump' package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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