CVE-2014-8118

rpm: integer overflow and stack overflow in CPIO header parsing

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · December 9, 2014

Updated · June 27, 2026

Description

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.

Statement

This issue does not affect the version of rpm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 7.6
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound