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In Gentoo Portage before 3.0.47, there is missing PGP...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published Jan 12, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 31, 2024

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In Gentoo Portage before 3.0.47, there is missing PGP validation of executed code: the standalone emerge-webrsync downloads a .gpgsig file but does not perform signature verification.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 12, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 12, 2024
Last updated Jan 31, 2024

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2016-20021

GHSA ID

GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh

Source code

No known source code

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