CVE-2011-3378

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.23% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory rpm.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741612 exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741606
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2#Security vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:143 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/3 mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1 vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=11a7e5d95a8ca8c7d4eaff179094afd8bb74fc3f
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a48f0e20cbe2ababc88b2fc52fb7a281d6fc1656

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3378?
CVE-2011-3378 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3378?
To fix CVE-2011-3378, 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-2011-3378 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3378 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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