Red Hat RPM Package Manager 4.9.1.2 Header Region Size lib/header.c headerLoad input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat RPM Package Manager 4.9.1.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function headerLoad in the library lib/header.c of the component Header Region Size Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The headerLoad function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large region size in a package header.

The weakness was shared 04/03/2012 by Ramon de C Valle as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0061 since 12/07/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69668 (Amazon Linux AMI : rpm (ALAS-2012-61)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195322 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Rpm Vulnerabilities (USN-1695-1)).

Upgrading to version 4.9.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74583), Tenable (69668), SecurityFocus (BID 52865†), OSVDB (81011†) and Secunia (SA48716†).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 69668
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : rpm (ALAS-2012-61)
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OpenVAS ID: 881143
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for popt CESA-2012:0451 centos5
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RPM Package Manager 4.9.1.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Ramon de C Valle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0061 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74583
SecurityFocus: 52865 - RPM Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48716 - Red Hat update for rpm, Less Critical
OSVDB: 81011
SecurityTracker: 1026882 - RPM Package Manager Header Processing and Signature Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34868 - RPM 4.4 and 4.8 headerLoad Function Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution or DoS, High

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2012 09:31
Updated: 03/22/2021 15:34
Changes: 04/11/2012 09:31 (78), 08/20/2017 22:08 (12), 03/22/2021 15:34 (3)
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