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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131294
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0157)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'pgpdump' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0157 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'pgpdump' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0157 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
When pgpdump is run on specially crafted input, a denial of service
condition occurs. The program runs with 100% CPU usage for an indefinite
amount of time. A remote attacker is able to create a specially crafted
input that is leading to CPU resource consumption resulting in denial of
service (CVE-2016-4021).

Affected Software/OS:
'pgpdump' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4021
Bugtraq: 20160418 CVE-2016-4021: pgpdump 0.29 - Endless loop parsing specially crafted input (SYSS-2016-030) (Google Search)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/99
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184689.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184617.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183750.html
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2016-030.txt
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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