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TI-2006-05278 Aliases CVE-2006-5466GHSA-r6mw-vx2r-6ppm

Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03872 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rpm:package_manager:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.8VulnerableRpm
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06_ltsVulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*6.10VulnerableUbuntu
  • cpe:2.3:a:rpm:package_manager:4.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.8 Vulnerable ·Rpm
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06_lts Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5466
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6mw-vx2r-6ppm
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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