Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU37191

Input validation error in Debian Linux - CVE-2017-0359

Published: April 13, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU37191

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0359

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Debian

Affected software:
Debian Linux

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

diffoscope before 77 writes to arbitrary locations on disk based on the contents of an untrusted archive.

Install update from vendor's website.