4.3

CVE-2012-6088: rpm Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6088
Published 18-01-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6088 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in rpm. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.25%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-01-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 2.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • rpm< 4.10.1-2.1
Rpm1 product
  • rpm4.10.0 | 4.10.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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