CVE-2013-6435

Summary

CVECVE-2013-6435
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-12-16 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionRace condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-74 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 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 4.10.0 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.10.1 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm 4.10.2 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 4.9.1.2 All All All
Application Rpm Rpm All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Analysis of the CVE-2013-6435 Flaw in RPM | Red Hat Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityblog.redhat.com
RPM CVE-2013-6435 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3129-1 rpm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2015:056 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Bug 1039811 – CVE-2013-6435 rpm: race condition during the installation process af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2014:251 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-22) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Mageia Advisory: MGASA-2014-0529 - Updated rpm packages fix security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 advisories.mageia.org
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2013-6435 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710222 Gentoo Linux RPM Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-22)
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