CVE-2013-6435

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Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose

Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.

HIGH · CVSS 7.6 EPSS 0.04712

Schedule remediation

CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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Affected Products & Versions

rpm<= 4.11.1

rpmall versions

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Scoring & Timeline

7.6

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD16 Dec 2014 · 06:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-2479-1
rhsaRHSA-2014:1976Important
rhsaRHSA-2014:1975Important
rhsaRHSA-2014:1974Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22

https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/

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