VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-4015
Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filename arguments.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in filename arguments.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.90% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- debian/lintian
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00
- http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog
- http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38375Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38379Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1
- http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00
- http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog
- http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38375Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38379Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.