CVE-2005-4889 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in RPM versions prior to 4.4.3, specifically within the lib/fsm.c component. This flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges by creating a hard link to a setuid or setgid file during RPM package removal, as the metadata of the executable is not properly reset. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its local attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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