SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-2197

rpmbuild in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly parse the syntax of spec files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to remove home directories via vectors involving a ;~ (semicolon tilde) sequence in a Name tag.

MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 1.00%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

rpmbuild in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly parse the syntax of spec files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to remove home directories via vectors involving a ;~ (semicolon tilde) sequence in a Name tag.

CVSS 2.0
5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
1.00% probability · 61th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
rpm/rpm
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.