Description
RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an rpm package with crafted headers and offsets that are not properly handled when a package is queried or installed, related to (1) the regionSwab function, (2) the headerLoad function, and (3) multiple functions in rpmio/rpmpgp.c.
References (12)
Core 12
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741612
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741606
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2#Security
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:143
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=11a7e5d95a8ca8c7d4eaff179094afd8bb74fc3f
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a48f0e20cbe2ababc88b2fc52fb7a281d6fc1656
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/3
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
Scores
EPSS
0.0604
EPSS Percentile
92.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (12)
rpm/rpm
4.4.2
rpm/rpm
4.4.2.
rpm/rpm
4.4.2.1
rpm/rpm
4.4.2.2
rpm/rpm
4.4.2.3
rpm/rpm
4.6.0
rpm/rpm
4.6.1
rpm/rpm
4.7.0
rpm/rpm
4.7.1
rpm/rpm
4.7.2
... and 2 more
Published
Dec 24, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026