CVE-2012-0060

Summary

CVECVE-2012-0060
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-04 20:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:09:00 UTC
DescriptionRPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid region tag in a package header to the (1) headerLoad, (2) rpmReadSignature, or (3) headerVerify function.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rpm Rpm 1.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.3.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.2/a All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.2\/a All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.10 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.1.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.1.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.10 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.3.10 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.3.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.12 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.6.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0. All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.3.3 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 4.5.90 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc3 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc4 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 4.8.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 alpha All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 beta1 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.1.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.3.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.2\/a All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 1.4.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.10 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.0.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.1.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.1.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.10 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.3.10 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.3.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.2.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.3.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.11 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.12 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.8 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.4.9 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.5.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 2.6.7 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.5 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 3.0.6 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0. All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.3 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.0.4 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.3.3 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 4.5.90 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc1 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc2 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc3 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.6.0 rc4 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 4.8.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 alpha All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 beta1 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.0 rc1 All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.9.1.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
www.mandriva.com MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com
Page not found · GitHub Pages CONFIRM rpm.org
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: rpm-4.9.1.3-1.fc17 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
81010 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
USN-1695-1: RPM vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Bug 744858 – CVE-2012-0060 rpm: insufficient validation of region tags MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Page not found · GitHub Pages rpm.org
RPM Package Manager Header Processing and Signature Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
RPM Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Releases/4.9.1.3 - rpm - Trac CONFIRM rpm.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: rpm-4.9.1.3-1.fc16 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: rpm-4.9.1.3-1.fc15 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Page not found · GitHub Pages CONFIRM rpm.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:0589 SUSE hermes.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2012:0588 SUSE hermes.opensuse.org
Page not found · GitHub Pages rpm.org
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