Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-5434 - Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Pacman Project Pacman 5.0.1
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Overread Buffers An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9
- https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html
- https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html