CVE-2017-7501

N/A
Published: November 22, 2017 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRpm

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when installing an RPM. An attacker with ability to write in a directory where files will be installed could create symbolic links to an arbitrary location and modify content, and possibly permissions to arbitrary files, which could be used for denial of service or possibly privilege escalation.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.13.0.2v < 4.13.0.3
Affected range stops below 4.13.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.13.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59

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