Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.
Published: 2006-11-06
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5451 Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-378-1 RPM vulnerability
History

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Rpm Package Manager
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:48:30.563Z

Reserved: 2006-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5466

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-11-06T17:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-5466

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2006-10-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2006-5466 - Bugzilla

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