[security-alerts] FW: [SA22740] RPM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> TITLE:
> RPM Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA22740
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/22740/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Less critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> DoS, System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> RPM Package Manager 4.x
> http://secunia.com/product/12490/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in RPM, which can be exploited by
> malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially
> compromise a vulnerable system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when processing
> certain RPM packages. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based
> buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into querying a specially
> crafted RPM package.
> 
> Successful exploitation may allow the execution of arbitrary code,
> but requires that certain locales are set (e.g. ru_RU.UTF-8).
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Fixed in the CVS repository.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Vladimir Mosgalin
> 
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833
>