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.
2012-06-04T20:55:01.790
2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
8.6
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | rpm | rpm | ≤ 4.9.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.2\/a | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 1.4.7 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.8 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.10 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.0.11 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.3.10 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.3.11 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.7 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.8 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.9 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.10 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.2.11 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.8 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.3.9 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.8 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.9 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.11 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.4.12 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.5.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 2.6.7 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 3.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.0. | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.4.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.4.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.4.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.5.90 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.8.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.9.1 | Yes |
| Application | rpm | rpm | 4.9.1.1 | Yes |