CVE-2013-6435

NameCVE-2013-6435
DescriptionRace 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-140-1, DSA-3129-1
Debian Bugs773101

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rpm (PTS)buster4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1fixed
bullseye4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3fixed
bookworm4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1fixed
trixie4.18.2+dfsg-2fixed
sid4.18.2+dfsg-2.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rpmsourcesqueeze4.8.1-6+squeeze2DLA-140-1
rpmsourcewheezy4.10.0-5+deb7u2DSA-3129-1
rpmsource(unstable)4.11.3-1.1773101

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
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