CVE-2012-0061

The headerLoad function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large region size in a package header.

🔗 References (42)

• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077960.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078819.html
• secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078907.html
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0451.html
• secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
• secalert@redhathttp://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
• secalert@redhathttp://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6
• secalert@redhathttp://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.3
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/48651
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/48716
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/49110
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:056
• secalert@redhathttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.osvdb.org/81010
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52865