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CVE-2012-0061

Published: 3 April 2012

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.

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
rpm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (4.7.2-1lubuntu0.1)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Ignored
(end of life)
oneiric
Released (4.9.0-7ubuntu0.1)
precise
Released (4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1)
quantal Not vulnerable
(4.9.1.3-2)
upstream
Released (4.9.1.3)
Patches:
upstream: http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
upstream: http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6