CVE-2016-5434 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted signature file in the libalpm library used by pacman.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5434?
CVE-2016-5434 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5434?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pacman Project Pacman.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5434?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5434 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-5434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v32h-74vr-6p8q.