CVE-2004-2768
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.004 · 35 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
dpkg 1.9.21 does not properly reset the metadata of a file during replacement of the file in a package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid file, (2) setgid file, or (3) device, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428enisa_euvd
- http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.htmlExploitnvd
- http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.htmlExploitnvd
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692nvd
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