rpm: race condition during the installation process
Published Dec 16, 2014
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.61%
Description
Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.11.1
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.4
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.2\/a
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.3.10
- 2.2.3.11
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.2.10
- 2.2.11
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.6.7
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 4.0.
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.3.3
- 4.4.2.1
- 4.4.2.2
- 4.4.2.3
- 4.5.90
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.0
- 4.6.1
- 4.7.0
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
- 4.8.0
- 4.8.1
- 4.9.0
- 4.9.0
- 4.9.0
- 4.9.0
- 4.9.1
- 4.9.1.1
- 4.9.1.2
- 4.10.0
- 4.10.1
- 4.10.2
Configuration 2
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rpm-0:4.4.2.3-36.el5_11
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life
rpm-0:4.4.2.3-24.el5_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support
rpm-0:4.4.2.3-34.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rpm-0:4.8.0-38.el6_6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1974
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support
rpm-0:4.8.0-20.el6_2.1
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support
rpm-0:4.8.0-33.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update Support
rpm-0:4.8.0-38.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rpm-0:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1976
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rpm-0:4.4.2.3-36.el5_11 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Long Life | rpm-0:4.4.2.3-24.el5_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Extended Update Support | rpm-0:4.4.2.3-34.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rpm-0:4.8.0-38.el6_6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1974 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support | rpm-0:4.8.0-20.el6_2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Extended Update Support | rpm-0:4.8.0-33.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Extended Update Support | rpm-0:4.8.0-38.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1975 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rpm-0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1976 |
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:H/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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.61% (0.07606) | 94.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.67% (0.07669) | 93.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05085) | 89.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.75% (0.06749) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.35% (0.16346) | 91.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.75% (0.06749) | 90.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.12% (0.09117) | 94.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 9.12% (0.09117) | 94.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 23, 2023 | 6.65% (0.06650) | 93.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 6.73% (0.06734) | 92.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.58% (0.06582) | 92.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6435 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6435
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6435
Change history (0)
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