Debian DSA-2915-1 : dpkg - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 73743

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg did not correctly parse C-style filename quoting, allowing for paths to be traversed when unpacking a source package - leading to the creation of files outside the directory of the source being unpacked.

The update to the stable distribution (wheezy) incorporates non-security changes that were targeted for the point release 7.5.

Solution

Upgrade the dpkg packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.15.9.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.16.13.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 73743

File Name: debian_DSA-2915.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/29/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:dpkg, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0471

BID: 67181

DSA: 2915

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