83222 : Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) spec File Parsing Name Tag Handling Arbitrary Home Directory Deletion
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-06-25

Description

Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) contains a flaw that is triggered during the handling of spec files. With a specially crafted Name Tag containing a ";~" sequence, a context-dependent attack could potentially delete an arbitrary home directory.

Classification

Location: Context Dependent
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Authentication Required

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.9.1.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat Package Manager

4.8.0

References

CVE ID: 2010-2197 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 49680
Other Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201206-26.xml
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=335880

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-06-09 | Disagree?

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