Path traversal in dpkg - CVE-2010-1679
Published: January 11, 2011 / Updated: December 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45480
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1679
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. A remote attacker can trick the victim to install a specially crafted source package and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
dpkg
Ubuntu
dpkg-dev (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
dpkg-dev (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2010-1679
Install update from vendor's website.
dpkg-dev (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1.15.4ubuntu2.3, 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5, 1.15.8.4ubuntu3.1
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053306.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053311.html
- http://osvdb.org/70368
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42826
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42831
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43054
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2142
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45703
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1038-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0040
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0044
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0196
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64615