# CVE-2012-0815: The headerVerifyInfo function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibl

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-04 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The headerVerifyInfo function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a negative value in a region offset of a package header, which is not properly handled in a numeric range comparison.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:056
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026882
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=744104
- http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.9.1.3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48716
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48651
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0451.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078907.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52865
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74581
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1695-1
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14440932
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49110
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078819.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077960.html
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/14441362
- http://www.osvdb.org/81009
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6

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