VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-5466

Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 3.67%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS: 3.67% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: rpm/package manager · ubuntu/ubuntu linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/22740Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22745Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22768
http://secunia.com/advisories/22854
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-08.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017160
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:200
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20906
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-378-1Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4350
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/22740Exploit, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22745Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22768
http://secunia.com/advisories/22854
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-08.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017160
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:200
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20906
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-378-1Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4350
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833Exploit

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.