CVE-2012-6088

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6088
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-18 11:48:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:37:00 UTC
DescriptionThe rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-255

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rpm Rpm 4.10.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.10.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.10.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.10.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RPM CVE-2012-6088 Signature Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Releases/4.10.2 - rpm - Trac CONFIRM rpm.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Page not found · GitHub Pages CONFIRM rpm.org Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- rpm (X >= 4.10 and X < 3d74c43 commit): Signature checking function returned success on (possibly malicious ) rpm packages MLIST www.openwall.com
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.novell.com
USN-1694-1: RPM vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Security Advisory SA51706 - RPM Package Manager Signature Verification Bypass Security Issue - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Page not found · GitHub Pages MISC rpm.org
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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