CVE-2014-1833 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.

Published: 2014-02-05

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 3.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-1903	Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2649-1	devscripts vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0373.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737160
http://osvdb.org/102748
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65260
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2649-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059947
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90842

History

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Subscriptions

Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-02-05T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:50:11.464Z

Reserved: 2014-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-1833

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-05T18:55:06.363

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:05:37.847

Link: CVE-2014-1833

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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