Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-7500

high Nessus Plugin ID 221543

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- It was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changing ownership and permissions of an arbitrary directory, and RPM files being placed in an arbitrary destination. An attacker, with write access to a directory in which a subdirectory will be installed, could redirect that directory to an arbitrary location and gain root privilege. (CVE-2017-7500)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 221543

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2017_7500.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7500

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-apidocs, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-sign, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:rpm, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-apidocs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-python, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:rpm, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-cron, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-cron, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-sign, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-python, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rpm-build-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:rpm-build-libs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7500

Detections

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