CVE-2011-3378 Memory corruption in n/a
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-3378 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-3378 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3378/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3378/index.md)
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages with malformed headers and offsets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3378?
CVE-2011-3378 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Dec 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an rpm package with crafted headers and offsets that are not properly handled when a package is queried or installed, related to (1) the regionSwab function, (2) the headerLoad function, and (3) multiple functions in rpmio/rpmpgp.c.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3378?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:1.9.1-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws | All versions | 0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4 |
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.10.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-apidocs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.10.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2 |
Products include Rpm Rpm.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3378?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2011-3378 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3378 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3378, GHSA-34ff-v8wx-w9f5, RHSA-2011:1349.