CVE-2012-0060
rpm - security update
EPSS 4.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-0060
To remediate CVE-2012-0060, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/rpm—upgrade to 4.9.1.3-1 or later
- Debian/rpm—upgrade to 4.8.1-6+squeeze2 or later
Is CVE-2012-0060 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.9.1.3-1
- from 0, < 4.8.1-6+squeeze2