7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7501
RPM Temporary File Symbolic Link Vulnerability
Description

It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when installing an RPM. An attacker with ability to write in a directory where files will be installed could create symbolic links to an arbitrary location and modify content, and possibly permissions to arbitrary files, which could be used for denial of service or possibly privilege escalation.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2017, 10:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-7501 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7501 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rpm rpm

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-7501 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7501 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-59
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc No Types Assigned https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-59
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.13.0.3
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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