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CVE-2014-8118· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Integer overflow in RPM 4.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CPIO header in the payload section

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 42/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 7.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 94.4% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: rpm (Debian:12) 4.11.3-1.1; rpm (Debian:6.0) 4.8.1-6+squeeze2; rpm (Debian:7) 4.10.0-5+deb7u2.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to rpm (Debian:12) 4.11.3-1.1; rpm (Debian:6.0) 4.8.1-6+squeeze2; rpm (Debian:7) 4.10.0-5+deb7u2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 16, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
7.5% · 94th percentile

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Action score

42

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 7.5%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
rpmrpm

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • rpm rpmup to 4.12.0 inclusive
  • rpm rpm1.2
  • rpm rpm1.3
  • rpm rpm1.3.1
  • rpm rpm1.4
  • rpm rpm1.4.1
  • rpm rpm1.4.2
  • rpm rpm1.4.2/a
  • rpm rpm1.4.3
  • rpm rpm1.4.4
  • rpm rpm1.4.5
  • rpm rpm1.4.6
  • rpm rpm1.4.7
  • rpm rpm2.0
  • rpm rpm2.0.1
  • rpm rpm2.0.10
  • rpm rpm2.0.11
  • rpm rpm2.0.2
  • rpm rpm2.0.3
  • rpm rpm2.0.4

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12rpmbefore 4.11.3-1.14.11.3-1.1
Debian:6.0rpmbefore 4.8.1-6+squeeze24.8.1-6+squeeze2
Debian:7rpmbefore 4.10.0-5+deb7u24.10.0-5+deb7u2
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpmbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-apidocsbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-buildbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-build-libsbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-cronbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-debuginfobefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-develbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-libsbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-pythonbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientrpm-signbefore 0:4.11.1-18.el7_00:4.11.1-18.el7_0

Same product

rpm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2011-3378RPM 4.4.x through 4.9.x, probably before 4.9.1.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly exec
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2013-6435Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extract
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2017-7500It was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changin
    31Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-0815Jun 4, 2012 · The headerVerifyInfo function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibl
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-6088Jan 18, 2013 · The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unpar
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2017-7501Nov 22, 2017 · It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when installing an RPM.
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:rpm4.11.3-1.1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-apidocs0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-build0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-build-libs0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-cron0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-debuginfo0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-devel0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-libs0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-python0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:rpm-sign0:4.11.1-18.el7_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-189 · Numeric Errors

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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