CVE-2013-6435
rpm < 4.11.1 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted RPM File Extraction
Title source: llmDescription
Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.
References (13)
Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
Scores
EPSS
0.0767
EPSS Percentile
93.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-74
Status
published
Products (50)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
rpm/rpm
1.2
rpm/rpm
1.3
rpm/rpm
1.3.1
rpm/rpm
1.4
rpm/rpm
1.4.1
rpm/rpm
1.4.2
rpm/rpm
1.4.2\/a
rpm/rpm
1.4.3
rpm/rpm
1.4.4
... and 40 more
Published
Dec 16, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026