CVE-2006-5466

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.20% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22740	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22854	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-378-1	patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833	exploit
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017160	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:200	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20906	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22745	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22768	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4350	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5466?: CVE-2006-5466 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5466?: To fix CVE-2006-5466, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5466 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5466 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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