VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-7050
The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.90%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- devscripts devel team/devscripts
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91f05b5
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731849
- http://osvdb.org/100855
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/470Patch
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64241
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89666
- http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91f05b5
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731849
- http://osvdb.org/100855
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/470Patch
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/486
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64241
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89666
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.