Vulnerability in Rpm

CVE-2010-2197

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Rpm — versions 4.0.2, 2.5.1, 4.0.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References