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CVE-2006-5466

MEDIUMEPSS 88th pctl
5.4
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.

How to fix

Remediation Available
rpmDebian
Fixed in:4.4.1-11CVE-2006-5466
Fixed in:4.4.1-11CVE-2006-5466
Fixed in:4.4.1-11CVE-2006-5466
Fixed in:4.4.1-11CVE-2006-5466

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days
88thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 88% of all known CVEs.

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