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CVE-2017-7500 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7500 Issue Tracking 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7500 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/c815822c8bdb138066ff58c624ae83e3a12ebfa9 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/c815822c8bdb138066ff58c624ae83e3a12ebfa9 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/f2d3be2a8741234faaa96f5fd05fdfdc75779a79 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/f2d3be2a8741234faaa96f5fd05fdfdc75779a79 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-7500
NVD Published Date:
08/13/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.