CVE-2012-6088
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.10.1-2.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.10.1-2.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.10.1-2.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.10.1-2.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.10.1-2.1 |
References
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51706
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6088
CWEs
CWE-255
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.