Vulnerability in Rpm

CVE-2012-0815

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.

EPSS: 0.043 (90.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Rpm — versions 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0815?
CVE-2012-0815 is a vulnerability in Rpm, classified under CWE-189. Published 2012-06-04.
Is CVE-2012-0815 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.