CVE-2012-6088
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CVE-2012-6088
Published: 18 Jan 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026
Summary:
Details: 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.
References: http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2, http://secunia.com/advisories/51706, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1, http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2, https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375, http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953
Affected packages
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
