{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435","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.","modified":"2026-04-22T09:25:16.358199Z","published":"2014-12-16T00:00:00Z","related":["USN-2479-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2013-6435"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6435"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2479-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6435"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"rpm","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["4.11.1-2","4.11.1-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"debugedit"},{"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"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}