Path traversal in dpkg - CVE-2014-0471

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Path traversal in dpkg - CVE-2014-0471

Published: April 30, 2014 / Updated: December 19, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32535
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0471
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences inside a source package, related to "C-style filename quoting". A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a specially crafted source package and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.


Affected software

dpkg
dpkg (Alpine package)

How to mitigate CVE-2014-0471

Install update from vendor's website.

dpkg (Alpine package) - update to 1.16.14-r0

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