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CVE-2011-3378

Public on 2011-10-31
Modified on 2014-09-14
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.

Severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 rpm 2011-10-31 18:25 ALAS-2011-14

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C