10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-8118
RPM Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in RPM 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CPIO header in the payload section of an RPM file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2014, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8118 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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8118 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://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2014-8118 rpm: integer overflow and stack overflow in CPIO header parsing Integer overflow in RPM 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CPIO header in the payload section of an RPM file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1976 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8118 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168715 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in RPM 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CPIO header in the payload section of an RPM file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. CVE-2014-8118 rpm: integer overflow and stack overflow in CPIO header parsing
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8118 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168715 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1976 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
    Added Reference http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129 Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.2\/a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.0.:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.5.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.6.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-189
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 2014

    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-2014-8118 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-2014-8118 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

36.79 }} -0.12%

score

0.97184

percentile

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