Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-5434
CVE-2016-5434
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9nvd
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