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title: "CVE-2012-0815\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-0815

Publication date 3 April 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The headerVerifyInfo function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 allows
remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute
arbitrary code via a negative value in a region offset of a package header,
which is not properly handled in a numeric range comparison.

## Status

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| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| rpm | 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 4.9.0-7ubuntu0.1 |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 4.7.2-1lubuntu0.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0815?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| rpm | * Upstream:   <http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=6fc6b45bf9fef0f17a2900c6c5198bda5e50d09e> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0815)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0815)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-0815)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0815)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1695-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1695-1)
+ RPM vulnerabilities
+ 17 January 2013

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0815>