National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-4889
Original release date:06/08/2010
Last revised:09/17/2010
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
External Source: XF
Name: rpm-setgid-privilege-escalation(59426)
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2010:180
Technical Details
- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
