VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7500

CVSS score7.3 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-08-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

It was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changing ownership and permissions of an arbitrary directory, and RPM files being placed in an arbitrary destination. An attacker, with write access to a directory in which a subdirectory will be installed, could redirect that directory to an arbitrary location and gain root privilege.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references