7.2

CVE-2010-2059: rpm

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2010:0679DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2059
Published 08-06-2010Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-2059 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in rpm. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2010:0678

Timeline

  1. 08-06-2010
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and unspecified 4.7.x and 4.6.x versions, and RPM before 4.4.3, does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat8 products
  • popt< 0:1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  • rpm< 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  • rpm-apidocs< 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  • rpm-build< 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
  • rpm-debuginfo< 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1
Debian1 product
  • rpm< 4.8.1-1
Rpm1 product
  • rpm≤ 4.4.2.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3.1 | 1.4 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.2\/a | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 2..4.10 | 2.0 | 2.0.1 | 2.0.2 | 2.0.3 | 2.0.4 | 2.0.5 | 2.0.6 | 2.0.7 | 2.0.8 | 2.0.9 | 2.0.10 | 2.0.11 | 2.1 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.2 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.2.3 | 2.2.3.10 | 2.2.3.11 | 2.2.4 | 2.2.5 | 2.2.6 | 2.2.7 | 2.2.8 | 2.2.9 | 2.2.10 | 2.2.11 | 2.3 | 2.3.1 | 2.3.2 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.4 | 2.3.5 | 2.3.6 | 2.3.7 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.9 | 2.4.1 | 2.4.2 | 2.4.3 | 2.4.4 | 2.4.5 | 2.4.6 | 2.4.8 | 2.4.9 | 2.4.11 | 2.4.12 | 2.5 | 2.5.1 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 | 2.5.4 | 2.5.5 | 2.5.6 | 2.6.7 | 3.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.6 | 4.0. | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.0.3 | 4.0.4 | 4.1 | 4.3.3 | 4.4.2 | 4.4.2.1 | 4.4.2.2 | 4.6.0 | 4.6.1 | 4.7.0 | 4.7.1 | 4.7.2 | 4.8.0

3 vendors · 10 products

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