CVE-2011-3378 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2011-3378

RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

rpm
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.4.2, 4.4.2., 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 24th, 2011
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.