CVE-2014-3127

Published May 14, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
dpkg 1.15.9 on Debian squeeze introduces support for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature without recognizing that the squeeze patch program lacks this feature, which triggers an interaction error that allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package. NOTE: this can be considered a release engineering problem in the effort to fix CVE-2014-0471.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3147 dpkg 1.15.9 on Debian squeeze introduces support for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature without recognizing that the squeeze patch program lacks this feature, which triggers an interaction error that allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package. NOTE: this can be considered a release engineering problem in the effort to fix CVE-2014-0471.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:35 AM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2014, 12:55 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:07 AM