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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-3127

dpkg 1.15.9 on Debian squeeze introduces support for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature without recognizing that the squeeze patch program lacks this feature, which triggers an interaction error that allows remote attackers to conduct directory…

HIGH 7.1EPSS 2.07%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

dpkg 1.15.9 on Debian squeeze introduces support for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature without recognizing that the squeeze patch program lacks this feature, which triggers an interaction error that allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package. NOTE: this can be considered a release engineering problem in the effort to fix CVE-2014-0471.

CVSS 2.0
7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
EPSS
2.07% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
debian/dpkg
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.