CVE-2014-0471

high

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to "C-style filename quoting."

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2183-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67106

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2915

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-30

Updated: 2015-10-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High