CVE-2014-8118

Publication date 16 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Integer overflow in RPM 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CPIO header in the payload section of an RPM file, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
rpm	14.10 utopic	Fixed 4.11.2-3ubuntu0.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.3
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2479-1
RPM vulnerabilities
19 January 2015

Other references

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1168715
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8118