Path traversal in dpkg - CVE-2014-0471
Published: April 30, 2014 / Updated: December 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32535
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0471
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Debian Package Manager
Affected software:
dpkg
dpkg
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0471
Install update from vendor's website.