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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2768 · published 8 June 2010

CVE-2004-2768: Debian dpkg permissions and access controls vulnerability

Debian · Dpkg

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.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.41% · top 67.2% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.41%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html Exploit
http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html Exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428
http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html Exploit
http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html Exploit
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2768), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.