cve/2012/CVE-2012-0061.md

### [CVE-2012-0061](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0061)
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### Description

The headerLoad function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large region size in a package header.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/rcvalle/vulnerabilities
Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00			`### [CVE-2012-0061](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0061)`
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Update Sun May 26 14:27:04 CEST 2024 2024-05-26 14:27:05 +02:00
			`### Description`

			`The headerLoad function in lib/header.c in RPM before 4.9.1.3 does not properly validate region tags, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large region size in a package header.`

			`### POC`

			`#### Reference`
			`- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html`

			`#### Github`
			`- https://github.com/rcvalle/vulnerabilities`