Description
Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.6/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 16, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified