# CVE-2013-6435: Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extract

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
- https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html

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