DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3378

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3378

    Published: 24 Dec 2011Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-3378

    Summary:

    Details: RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an rpm package with crafted headers and offsets that are not properly handled when a package is queried or installed, related to (1) the regionSwab function, (2) the headerLoad function, and (3) multiple functions in rpmio/rpmpgp.c.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3378

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rpm

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.9.1.2-1

    Affected versions

    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