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CVE-2005-4889

lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in

lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.00047
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

2
rpm<= 4.4.2.3
rpmall versions

Scoring & Timeline

7.2
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD08 Jun 2010 · 06:30 PM

Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHSA-2010:0678Moderate
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