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CVE-2010-0396

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.00396
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
debian dpkg<= 1.14.28
debian dpkgall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD15 Mar 2010 · 01:28 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-909-1
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.14.29.tar.gzPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2011Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0582Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56887
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