VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-0061
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation