VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-2204
The default --checksig setting in RPM Package Manager 4.0.4 checks that a package's signature is valid without listing who signed it, which can allow remote attackers to make it appear that a malicious package comes from a trusted source.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The default --checksig setting in RPM Package Manager 4.0.4 checks that a package's signature is valid without listing who signed it, which can allow remote attackers to make it appear that a malicious package comes from a trusted source.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.53% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/redhat package manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-August/001167.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10011.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5594Patch
- http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-August/001167.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10011.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5594Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.