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CVE-2012-6088

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6088 describes a vulnerability in the rpmpkgRead function of RPM versions 4.10.x prior to 4.10.2, where an "unparseable signature" does not trigger an error. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks using a specially crafted package. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential impact on integrity, but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:4.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0226 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-6088Moderate

rpm: Signature checking function returned success on (possibly malicious ) rpm packages

Feb 13, 2023

References

rpm.org / gitweb
rpm.org / wiki/Releases/4.10.2
PatchVendor Advisory
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/51706
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/80953
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9
securityfocus.com / bid/57138
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1694-1