{"cve":"CVE-2004-2768","nvd":{"published":"2010-06-08T18:30:07.740","modified":"2026-06-16T22:10:18.853","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html","http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html","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"],"products":["debian:dpkg"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:56:26.512081652+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2004-2768","score":0.00411,"percentile":0.35355,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}