MEDIUM
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
Published Jan 30, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.48%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.1 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.48% 0.01476
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01476
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01476) | 72.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01476) | 70.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 58.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 55.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 54.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00174) | 52.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (4)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 30, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 14, 2016
Link CVE-2016-5434
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a