Description
It was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changing ownership and permissions of an arbitrary directory, and RPM files being placed in an arbitrary destination. An attacker, with write access to a directory in which a subdirectory will be installed, could redirect that directory to an arbitrary location and gain root privilege.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | rpm | 4.13.0.2; 4.14.0 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7500Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/c815822c8bdb138066ff58c624ae83e3a12ebfa9Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/f2d3be2a8741234faaa96f5fd05fdfdc75779a79Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7500Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/c815822c8bdb138066ff58c624ae83e3a12ebfa9Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/f2d3be2a8741234faaa96f5fd05fdfdc75779a79Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 13, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified