CVE-2010-2059 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in RPM versions 4.8.0, unspecified 4.7.x and 4.6.x, and before 4.4.3. The flaw in lib/fsm.c allows local users to create a hard link to a setuid or setgid file during an RPM package upgrade, potentially gaining elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has a high severity, requiring local access with low attack complexity, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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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