CVE-2017-7500
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-7500 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-08-13 17:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-09 23:29:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-59
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restrict following symlinks to directories by ownership (CVE-2017-7500) · rpm-software-management/rpm@f2d3be2 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Make verification match the new restricted directory symlink behavior · rpm-software-management/rpm@c815822 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 1450369 – (CVE-2017-7500) CVE-2017-7500 rpm: Following symlinks to directories when installing packages allows privilege escalation | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 671076 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2019-2658)