CVE-2012-0060

Description

RPM 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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.49% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:056 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026882 vdb entry
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.3
http://secunia.com/advisories/48716 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/81010 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=744858
http://secunia.com/advisories/48651 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0451.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078907.html vendor advisory
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e4eab2bc6d07cfd33f740071de7ddbb2fe2f4190
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52865 vdb entry
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f23998251992b8ae25faf5113c42fee2c49c7f29
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1 vendor advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14440932 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49110 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74582 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078819.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077960.html vendor advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14441362 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0060?
CVE-2012-0060 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0060?
To fix CVE-2012-0060, 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-2012-0060 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0060 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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