CVE-2012-6088
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-255
- EPSS score
- 2.2% (83th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-5959)
- Published
- January 18, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5959 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- rpm / rpm
- rpm / rpm
References
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2(Patch, Vendor 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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