CVE-2011-3378

rpm: crashes and overflows on malformed header

Published Dec 24, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1695-1 RPM vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:29 PM
Reserved
Aug 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 24, 2011, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 27, 2011, 12:00 AM