rpm: crashes and overflows on malformed header
Published Dec 24, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.92%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.9.1.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.2.
- 4.4.2.1
- 4.4.2.2
- 4.4.2.3
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.7.0
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
- 4.8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extended Lifecycle Support
rpm-0:4.2.3-35_nonptl
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1349
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
rpm-0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1349
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rpm-0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_6.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1349
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Long Life
rpm-0:4.4.2.3-9.el5_3.2
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1349
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rpm-0:4.8.0-16.el6_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1349
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server Only
rpm-0:4.8.0-12.el6_0.1
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1349
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extended Lifecycle Support | rpm-0:4.2.3-35_nonptl | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1349 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | rpm-0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1349 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rpm-0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1349 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Long Life | rpm-0:4.4.2.3-9.el5_3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1349 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rpm-0:4.8.0-16.el6_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1349 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server Only | rpm-0:4.8.0-12.el6_0.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1349 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.92% (0.05917) | 93.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.04% (0.06042) | 92.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 24, 2026 | 7.66% (0.07655) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 5.08% (0.05080) | 89.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2025 | 8.23% (0.08233) | 91.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.78% (0.10777) | 92.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.58% (0.18584) | 92.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 10.78% (0.10777) | 92.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.69% (0.09693) | 92.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.47% (0.09470) | 94.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.39% (0.06386) | 93.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 6.06% (0.06063) | 93.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 19, 2023 | 5.81% (0.05810) | 92.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.74% (0.05744) | 92.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=11a7e5d95a8ca8c7d4eaff179094afd8bb74fc3f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a48f0e20cbe2ababc88b2fc52fb7a281d6fc1656 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2#Security x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:143 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3378 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741606 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741612 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3378
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3378
Change history (0)
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