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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-6088 · published 18 January 2013

CVE-2012-6088: Rpm vulnerability

Rpm · Rpm

The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.2% · top 17.4% CWE-255 · CWE-255
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51706 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51706 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-6088), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-17). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.