CVE-2004-2768
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2010-06-08 18:00Z16 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 01:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2010-06-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 119c1cc4031002b412573e1179b6e1d6068ad3578d76a8fa8e59fb7234c50f01
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comdpkg-setgid-privilege-escalation(59428)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428
- www.hackinglinuxexposed.comhttp://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692
- lists.jammed.com[isn] 20031215 The mysteriously persistently exploitable program explained.http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- dpkg Fixed in 1.10.19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- dpkg Fixed in 1.10.19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- dpkg Fixed in 1.10.19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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