CVE-2004-2768

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Jun 8, 2010
Updated: Aug 8, 2024
Reserved: Jun 8, 2010

Description

dpkg 1.9.21 does not properly reset the metadata of a file during replacement of the file in a package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid file, (2) setgid file, or (3) device, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

dpkg-setgid-privilege-escalation(59428)vdb-entry
http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692
[isn] 20031215 The mysteriously persistently exploitable program explained.mailing-list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

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