CVE-2004-2768 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2010-06-08

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2758	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html
http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Dpkg

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-06-08T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:25.375Z

Reserved: 2010-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2768

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-08T18:30:07.740

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2004-2768

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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