RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid region tag in a package header to the (1) headerLoad, (2) rpmReadSignature, or (3) headerVerify function.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade rpm-develUpgrade rpm-pythonUpgrade rpm-libsUpgrade rpm-cronUpgrade rpm-apidocsUpgrade poptUpgrade rpm-buildUpgrade rpm | Dec 1, 2016 | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade rpm | Jul 30, 2024 | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/rpm. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade rpm-pythonUpgrade rpmUpgrade poptUpgrade rpm-cronUpgrade rpm-apidocsUpgrade rpm-develUpgrade rpm-buildUpgrade rpm-libs | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade popt-x86Upgrade rpm-pythonUpgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade rpm-debuginfoUpgrade popt-64bitUpgrade rpm-devel-32bitUpgrade rpm-x86Upgrade rpm-python-debugsourceUpgrade rpm-debuginfo-32bitUpgrade popt-devel-32bitUpgrade rpm-debugsourceUpgrade rpm-develUpgrade popt-devel-64bitUpgrade poptUpgrade popt-develUpgrade rpm-debuginfo-x86Upgrade rpm-python-debuginfoUpgrade popt-32bitUpgrade rpm-32bitUpgrade rpm | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade rpm | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 4, 2012 |
| Vmsa 2012 0013 | — | Upgrade VMware ESX 4.1 to build number 800380Upgrade VMware ESX 4.0 to build number 787047 | Sep 17, 2012 | Jun 4, 2012 |
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