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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-3378 · published 24 December 2011

CVE-2011-3378: Rpm code injection vulnerability

Rpm · Rpm

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.9% · top 7.0% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=11a7e5d95a8ca8c7d4eaff179094afd8bb74fc3f
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a48f0e20cbe2ababc88b2fc52fb7a281d6fc1656
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2#Security Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:143
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741606
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741612 Exploit
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=11a7e5d95a8ca8c7d4eaff179094afd8bb74fc3f
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a48f0e20cbe2ababc88b2fc52fb7a281d6fc1656
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2#Security Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:143
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741606
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741612 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-3378), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.