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CVE-2017-7501

Published: Nov 22, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 69.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

rpmrpm
Mixed
Operating Systems / linux-distro
rpmRed Hat, Inc.
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
rpmoss-projectOperating Systems
red hat, inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka redhat, keycloak, 389-ds-base, ceph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/404ef011c300207cdb1e531670384564aae04bdc
github.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Nov 22, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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