CVE-2012-0061
EPSS 4.9%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-0061
To remediate CVE-2012-0061, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/rpm—upgrade to 4.9.1.3-1 or later
Is CVE-2012-0061 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.9.1.3-1