CVE-2010-2197

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    CVE-2010-2197

    Published: 8 Jun 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59423

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High