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CVE-2012-0060

RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly…

Medium6.8EPSS 4.3%
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redhat

Description

RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid region tag in a package header to the (1) headerLoad, (2) rpmReadSignature, or (3) headerVerify function.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-0060, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
4.3% · top 8.9% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

Weakness

Affected products

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