Description
rpmbuild in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly parse the syntax of spec files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to remove home directories via vectors involving a ;~ (semicolon tilde) sequence in a Name tag.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- medium
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- partial
- Availability
- partial
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- RPM
- Published
- 6/8/2010
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
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