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CVE-2011-3378

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-3378 is a critical denial-of-service and potential arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting RPM versions 4.4.x through 4.9.x, likely before 4.9.1.2. This flaw arises from improper handling of crafted headers and offsets within RPM packages during querying or installation, specifically impacting functions like regionSwab, headerLoad, and those in rpmio/rpmpgp.c. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high-severity risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2.CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0604 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extended Lifecycle SupportFixed in: rpm-0:4.2.3-35_nonptl
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: rpm-0:4.3.3-35_nonptl.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: rpm-0:4.4.2.3-22.el5_6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Long LifeFixed in: rpm-0:4.4.2.3-9.el5_3.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rpm-0:4.8.0-16.el6_1.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 EUS - Server OnlyFixed in: rpm-0:4.8.0-12.el6_0.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-3378Important

rpm: crashes and overflows on malformed header

Sep 27, 2011

References

kb.juniper.net / InfoCenter/index
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00002.html
rpm.org / gitweb
rpm.org / gitweb
rpm.org / wiki/Releases/4.9.1.2
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Exploit
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/09/27/3
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-1349.html
Vendor Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1695-1