RCE in Rpm

CVE-2011-3378

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.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.060 (92.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Rpm — versions 4.4.2, 4.4.2., 4.4.2.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References