CVE-2004-2768
N/A
Published: June 8, 2010 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDpkg
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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