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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:26820
HistorySep 21, 2020 - 6:19 a.m.

Denial Of Service (DoS)

2020-09-2106:19:49
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
8
denial of service
pgpdump
buffer overflow
vulnerability
cpu consumption
crafted input
software

EPSS

0.01

Percentile

83.6%

pgpdump:precise is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). The read_binary function in buffer.c in pgpdump 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.