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CVE-2013-6435
Published:December 16, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (16)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6435
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-6435
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6435
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.6
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-74
EPSS
Base Score:
5.08