CVE-2004-2768

Published Jun 8, 2010

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description: dpkg 1.9.21 does not properly reset the metadata of a file during replacement of the file in a package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid file, (2) setgid file, or (3) device, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-264

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "C3122762-BEF0-4988-BED9-4D8592C24CEC"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References