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 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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2010-06-08

Last modified

2024-08-08

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Rpm (Rpm)

References

• http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426