CVE-2014-1833
published 2014-02-05CVE-2014-1833: Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a…
PriorityP434medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNIPAN
EPSS
3.73%
88.7th percentile
Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | devscripts | < devscripts 2.14.8 (bookworm) | devscripts 2.14.8 (bookworm) |
| devscripts_devel_team | devscripts | — | — |
| devscripts_devel_team | devscripts | >= 0 < 2.14.8 | 2.14.8 |
| devscripts_devel_team | devscripts | >= 0 < 2.14.8 | 2.14.8 |
| devscripts_devel_team | devscripts | >= 0 < 2.14.8 | 2.14.8 |
| devscripts_devel_team | devscripts | >= 0 < 2.14.8 | 2.14.8 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0LOW
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Ubuntu
devscripts vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2015-06-16
CVE-2014-1833 devscripts vulnerability
Title: devscripts vulnerability
Summary: devscripts could be made to overwrite files.
It was discovered that the uupdate tool incorrectly handled symlinks.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially
crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly replace arbitrary files,
leading to a privilege escalation.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2014-1833: devscripts - Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote ...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-1833 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-1833: devscripts - Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote ...
Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.14.8)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.14.8)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.14.8)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.14.8)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.14.8)
GHSA
GHSA-69jm-8rf8-mqcr: Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2014-1833 [MEDIUM] CWE-22 GHSA-69jm-8rf8-mqcr: Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2
Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.
OSV
CVE-2014-1833: Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2
osv·2014-02-05·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-1833 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-1833: Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2
Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737160http://osvdb.org/102748http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/11http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/7http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65260http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2649-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059947https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90842http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737160http://osvdb.org/102748http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/11http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/7http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65260http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2649-1https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059947https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90842
2014-02-05
Published