Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-4889 (CCN-59426)

Assigned:2010-06-01
Published:2010-06-01
Updated:2017-08-17
Summary:lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.3 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
1.9 Low (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
1.4 Low (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-4889

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2010-0678
Moderate: rpm security update

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
MDVSA-2010:180

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 65143
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) Package Upgrade SetUID/SetGID Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: RPM Web site
RPM Package Manager

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 125517
CVE-2005-4889 rpm: Updates leave hardlinked copies untouched

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rpm-setgid-privilege-escalation(59426)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rpm-setgid-privilege-escalation(59426)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.2/a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2..4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:4.4.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.4.2.3)

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0:-:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8.z:*:es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8.z:*:as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandriva:enterprise_server:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandriva:enterprise_server:5:*:*:*:x86_64:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100678
    P
    		RHSA-2010:0678: rpm security update (Moderate)
    2010-09-07
    BACK
    rpm rpm 1.2
    rpm rpm 1.3
    rpm rpm 1.3.1
    rpm rpm 1.4
    rpm rpm 1.4.2
    rpm rpm 1.4.2/a
    rpm rpm 1.4.3
    rpm rpm 1.4.4
    rpm rpm 1.4.5
    rpm rpm 1.4.6
    rpm rpm 1.4.7
    rpm rpm 2..4.10
    rpm rpm 2.0
    rpm rpm 2.0.1
    rpm rpm 2.0.2
    rpm rpm 2.0.3
    rpm rpm 2.0.4
    rpm rpm 2.0.5
    rpm rpm 2.0.6
    rpm rpm 2.0.7
    rpm rpm 2.0.8
    rpm rpm 2.0.9
    rpm rpm 2.0.10
    rpm rpm 2.0.11
    rpm rpm 2.1
    rpm rpm 2.1.1
    rpm rpm 2.1.2
    rpm rpm 2.2
    rpm rpm 2.2.1
    rpm rpm 2.2.2
    rpm rpm 2.2.3
    rpm rpm 2.2.3.10
    rpm rpm 2.2.3.11
    rpm rpm 2.2.4
    rpm rpm 2.2.5
    rpm rpm 2.2.6
    rpm rpm 2.2.7
    rpm rpm 2.2.8
    rpm rpm 2.2.9
    rpm rpm 2.2.10
    rpm rpm 2.2.11
    rpm rpm 2.3
    rpm rpm 2.3.1
    rpm rpm 2.3.2
    rpm rpm 2.3.3
    rpm rpm 2.3.4
    rpm rpm 2.3.5
    rpm rpm 2.3.6
    rpm rpm 2.3.7
    rpm rpm 2.3.8
    rpm rpm 2.3.9
    rpm rpm 2.4.1
    rpm rpm 2.4.2
    rpm rpm 2.4.3
    rpm rpm 2.4.4
    rpm rpm 2.4.5
    rpm rpm 2.4.6
    rpm rpm 2.4.8
    rpm rpm 2.4.9
    rpm rpm 2.4.11
    rpm rpm 2.4.12
    rpm rpm 2.5
    rpm rpm 2.5.1
    rpm rpm 2.5.2
    rpm rpm 2.5.3
    rpm rpm 2.5.4
    rpm rpm 2.5.5
    rpm rpm 2.5.6
    rpm rpm 2.6.7
    rpm rpm 3.0
    rpm rpm 3.0.1
    rpm rpm 3.0.2
    rpm rpm 3.0.3
    rpm rpm 3.0.4
    rpm rpm 3.0.5
    rpm rpm 3.0.6
    rpm rpm 4.0.
    rpm rpm 4.0.1
    rpm rpm 4.0.2
    rpm rpm 4.0.3
    rpm rpm 4.0.4
    rpm rpm 4.1
    rpm rpm 4.3.3
    rpm rpm 4.4.2.
    rpm rpm 4.4.2.1
    rpm rpm 4.4.2.2
    rpm rpm *
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandriva linux 2009.0
    mandriva linux 2009.0 -
    redhat enterprise linux 4.8.z
    redhat enterprise linux 4.8.z
    mandriva enterprise server 5
    mandriva enterprise server 5