{"id":"USN-2479-1","summary":"rpm vulnerabilities","details":"Florian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled temporary files. A\nlocal attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2013-6435)\n\nFlorian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled certain CPIO\nheaders. If a user or automated system were tricked into installing a\nmalicious package file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause RPM\nto crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2014-8118)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:07:10.235593Z","published":"2015-01-19T15:04:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8118"],"upstream":["CVE-2013-6435","CVE-2014-8118","UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6435","UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8118"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2479-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6435"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8118"}],"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":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"debugedit","binary_version":"4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1"},{"binary_version":"4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"librpm3"},{"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"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2013-6435","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2014-8118","severity":[{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2479-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}