rpm: integer overflow and stack overflow in CPIO header parsing
Published Dec 16, 2014
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.55%
Description
Integer overflow in RPM 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CPIO header in the payload section of an RPM file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.12.0
- 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
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rpm-0:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1976
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
rpm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
rpm
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rpm
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rpm-0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1976 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rpm | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the version of rpm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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:L/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 | 7.55% (0.07550) | 94.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.61% (0.07611) | 93.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.80% (0.11803) | 93.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.58% (0.34577) | 95.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 11.80% (0.11803) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.22% (0.15223) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 36.79% (0.36787) | 97.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 36.79% (0.36787) | 97.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 36.90% (0.36903) | 96.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 38.36% (0.38361) | 96.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 45.05% (0.45051) | 96.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- 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
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8118 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168715 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8118
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8118
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| 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 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8118 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168715 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8118 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8118 |
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