| Name | CVE-2011-3378 |
| Description | RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an rpm package with crafted headers and offsets that are not properly handled when a package is queried or installed, related to (1) the regionSwab function, (2) the headerLoad function, and (3) multiple functions in rpmio/rpmpgp.c. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 645325 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| rpm (PTS) | bullseye | 4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 4.20.0+dfsg-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rpm | source | squeeze | 4.8.1-6+squeeze1 | |||
| rpm | source | (unstable) | 4.9.1.2-1 | low | 645325 |
[lenny] - rpm <no-dsa> (rpm isn't used a a package manager, very limited attack vector)