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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-6088

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.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 2.25%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
2.25% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-255
Affected
rpm/rpm
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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