CVE - CVE-2012-6088

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-6088	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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
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MISC:51706 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51706 MISC:57138 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138 MISC:USN-1694-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20130103 Re: CVE Request -- rpm (X >= 4.10 and X < 3d74c43 commit): Signature checking function returned success on (possibly malicious ) rpm packages URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9 MISC:http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43 URL:http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43 MISC:http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2 URL:http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2 MISC:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375 URL:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375 MISC:rpm-security-bypass(80953) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20121206	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121206)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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