CVE-2012-0061

N/A Unknown
Published: June 04, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The headerLoad function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large region size in a package header.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077960.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078819.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078907.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0451.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48651
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48716
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49110
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:056
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/81010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52865
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026882
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798585
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74583
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14440932
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14441362
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077960.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078819.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078907.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0451.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/48651
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48716
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49110
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:056
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/81010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798585
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74583
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14440932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14441362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

42 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.4%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

rpm

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