UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6435
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435
Related
Published
2014-12-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:04Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.11.1-2
4.11.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dbg",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm3",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild3",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio3",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign1",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}