CVE-2010-2197

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductRpm
PublishedJun 8, 2010
First seenJun 8, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rpm rpm1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.2, 1.4.2\/a, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 2..4.10, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.3.10, 2.2.3.11, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, 2.2.10, 2.2.11, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6, 2.6.7, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 4.0., 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1, 4.3.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, v ≤ 4.8.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2—

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