lintian 1.23 and earlier removes the working directory even if it was not created by lintian, which may allow local users to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18808
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-630
http://secunia.com/advisories/13771
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2004-01-10
Updated: 2017-07-11
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Severity: Medium