CVE-2012-0060 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code by providing a malicious RPM package header with invalid region tags.
- 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-2012-0060?
CVE-2012-0060 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2012. 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 before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid region tag in a package header to the (1) headerLoad, (2) rpmReadSignature, or (3) headerVerify function.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0060?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rpm Rpm.
How do I fix CVE-2012-0060?
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-2012-0060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0060, GHSA-j6wj-cqmg-hvcm.