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CVE-2013-6435

HIGH · CVSS 7.6EPSS 7.6%EU EUVD

Race 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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.6 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74
EPSS score
7.6% (95th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-6245)
Published
December 16, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6245 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • debian / debian linux
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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