CVE-2012-6088
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.022 · 83 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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references (24)
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- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43cnnvd
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51706cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138cnnvd
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