{"cve":"CVE-2005-4889","nvd":{"published":"2010-06-08T18:30:09.977","modified":"2026-06-16T22:19:40.387","status":"Modified","description":"lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz","http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426"],"products":["rpm:rpm"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:56:26.512081652+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-4889","score":0.00321,"percentile":0.25181,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}