CVE-2011-3378
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-3378 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-12-24 19:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.4.2. | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | 4.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rpm | Rpm | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| rpm.org Git Repositories - rpm.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rpm.org | |
| Bug 741612 – CVE-2011-3378 rpm: buffer overflow with malformed archive (copyTdEntry) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Exploit |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1140-2: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Releases/4.9.1.2 - rpm - Trac | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rpm.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:143 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2011:1203-1: important: rpm (CVE-2011-33 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| oss-security - rpm/librpm/rpm-python memory corruption pre-verification | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| rpm.org Git Repositories - rpm.git/commitdiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rpm.org | |
| Bug 741606 – CVE-2011-3378 rpm: crashes and overflows on malformed header | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| USN-1695-1: RPM vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 2015-07 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| rpm.org Git Repositories - rpm.git/commitdiff | MITRE | rpm.org | |
| rpm.org Git Repositories - rpm.git/commitdiff | MITRE | rpm.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2011-3378 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.