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.
Published: 2012-06-04
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 4.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-140-1 rpm security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0099 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1695-1 RPM vulnerabilities
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Els Rhel Eus Rhel Mission Critical
Rpm Rpm
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.302Z

Reserved: 2011-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0061

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Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-04T20:55:01.790

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0061

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-0061 - Bugzilla

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