CVE-2002-2204: Red Hat Redhat Package Manager

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The default --checksig setting in RPM Package Manager 4.0.4 checks that a package's signature is valid without listing who signed it, which can allow remote attackers to make it appear that a malicious package comes from a trusted source.

Affected products

• Red Hat Redhat Package Manager: version 4.0.2-71 only; version 4.0.2-72 only; version 4.0.3 only; version 4.0.4 only

Published 2002-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.