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CVE-2016-4021

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.82% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2016-4021
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.82%

Original NVD Description

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.