CVE-2012-0815

Description

The headerVerifyInfo function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative value in a region offset of a package header, which is not properly handled in a numeric range comparison.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.99% 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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=744104
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.3 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/48716 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52865 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74581 vdb entry
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
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
http://www.osvdb.org/81009 vdb entry
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0815?
CVE-2012-0815 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0815?
To fix CVE-2012-0815, 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-2012-0815 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0815 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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