CVE-2014-3864 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package that lacks a --- header line.

Published: 2014-05-30

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg-dev:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2014-3801	Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package that lacks a --- header line.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2242-1	dpkg vulnerabilities

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 Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02825.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67725
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2242-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746498

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Dpkg-dev

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-05-30T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:57:17.618Z

Reserved: 2014-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3864

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-30T18:55:06.037

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:09:02.770

Link: CVE-2014-3864

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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