CVE-2017-7501

mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileDEEUFRUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.39% (33rd) EPSS
CVSS 4.6 · medium
Is it mine?
4 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when installing an RPM. An attacker with ability to write in a directory where files will be installed could create symbolic links to an arbitrary location and modify content, and possibly permissions to arbitrary files, which could be used for denial of service or possibly privilege escalation.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–7.8

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4
v3.07.8highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.07.1highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-59US
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affected products (4)

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advisories (2)

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdcert_bundnvdcertfrNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2017-11-22modified 2026-06-17
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references (12)

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