VDB
CVE-2005-4889
CVE-2005-4889
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
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.
EPSS 0.05% · 14.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.05%
14.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| rpm | rpm | 4.1, 0, 1.2 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jun 8, 2010 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz url
- MDVSA-2010:180 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775 url
- rpm-setgid-privilege-escalation(59426) vdb
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4889 advisory