CVE-2004-2768

high

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-06-08

Updated: 2026-04-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00062