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