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CVE-2013-6435
Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation…
High7.6EPSS 7.6%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.6% · top 5.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- GLSA-201811-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1975 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2014:251 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 71558 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1974 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3129 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1976 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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