Red Hat RPM Package Manager 4.9.1.2 Header Ranger Parser lib/header.c headerVerifyInfo numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Red Hat RPM Package Manager 4.9.1.2. Affected is the function headerVerifyInfo in the library lib/header.c of the component Header Ranger Parser. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-0815. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat RPM Package Manager 4.9.1.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function headerVerifyInfo in the library lib/header.c of the component Header Ranger Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The headerVerifyInfo function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative value in a region offset of a package header, which is not properly handled in a numeric range comparison.

The weakness was disclosed 04/03/2012 by Ramon de C Valle as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0815 since 01/19/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

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 (74581), Tenable (69668), SecurityFocus (BID 52865†), OSVDB (81009†) and Secunia (SA48651†). The entries VDB-5038, VDB-5039 and VDB-59793 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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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-2012-0815 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0815
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5037

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X-Force: 74581
SecurityFocus: 52865 - RPM Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48651 - RPM Package Manager Header Parsing Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 81009
SecurityTracker: 1026882 - RPM Package Manager Header Processing and Signature Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 34866 - RPM 4.4 and 4.8 HeaderVerifyInfo Function Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution or DoS, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2012 09:28
Updated: 03/22/2021 15:22
Changes: 04/11/2012 09:28 (78), 08/24/2017 09:00 (12), 03/22/2021 15:22 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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