CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4021
pgpdump: CVE-2016-4021
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.82% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pgpdump | sid | 0.36-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | pgpdump | forky | 0.36-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | pgpdump | trixie | 0.36-1 | fixed |
| Debian | pgpdump | bookworm | 0.34-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | pgpdump | 14.04 | 0.27-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pgpdump | 14.04 | 0.28-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pgpdump | 14.04 | 0.28-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | pgpdump | 16.04 | 0.28-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pgpdump | 16.04 | 0.29-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pgpdump | source | sid | 0.31-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [773747] |
| Debian | pgpdump | source | forky | 0.31-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [773747] |
| Debian | pgpdump | source | trixie | 0.31-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [773747] |
| Debian | pgpdump | source | bookworm | 0.31-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [773747] |
| Ubuntu | pgpdump | deb | 14.04 | 0.28-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4021 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [pgpdump]Fixed
Details (2)
0.34-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.31-0.1dsa · pgpdump · debian · bookworm; dsa · pgpdump · debian · 12
0.34-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.31-0.1dsa · pgpdump · debian · bookworm; dsa · pgpdump · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed: