CVE-2011-3378
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Description
RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an rpm package with crafted headers and offsets that are not properly handled when a package is queried or installed, related to (1) the regionSwab function, (2) the headerLoad function, and (3) multiple functions in rpmio/rpmpgp.c.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2#Security
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:143
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html
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