CVE-2012-6088
N/A
Published: January 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRpm
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/51706Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-255
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