rpm: Signature checking function returned success on (possibly malicious ) rpm packages
Published Jan 18, 2013
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.25%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rpm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rpm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
rpm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
rpm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rpm as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 as they did not include the upstream commit e8bc3ff5d780f4ee6656c24464402723e5fb04f4 that introduced this issue.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.25% (0.02246) | 82.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02236) | 80.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 70.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 79.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 78.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00641) | 76.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51706 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6088 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2169614 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6088
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6088
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51706 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6088 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2169614 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6088 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6088 |
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