#VU43166 Credentials management in rpm - CVE-2012-6088
Published: January 18, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43166
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6088
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
rpm
rpm
Software vendor:
rpm-software-management
rpm-software-management
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=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