6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-0815
RPM headerVerifyInfo Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:35 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2012-0815 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-0815 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rpm rpm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-0815.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Vulnerabilities discovered.

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Born at : Jan. 3, 2024, 9:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-0815 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-0815 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=858a328cd0f7d4bcd8500c78faaf00e4f8033df6
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=472e569562d4c90d7a298080e0052856aa7fa86b
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:056 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74581 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74581 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-0815 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0815 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.54 }} -0.48%

score

0.93129

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability