CVE-2017-7501 Information

Description

It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when installing an RPM. An attacker with ability to write in a directory where files will be installed could create symbolic links to an arbitrary location and modify content and possibly permissions to arbitrary files which could be used for denial of service or possibly privilege escalation.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8