CVE-2010-2197

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59423

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-06-08

Updated: 2017-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

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

Severity: Critical