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CVE-2014-0471

Published: 28 April 2014

Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to "C-style filename quoting."

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
regression fix released as USN-2183-2

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
dpkg
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (1.17.8)
lucid
Released (1.15.5.6ubuntu4.7)
precise
Released (1.16.1.2ubuntu7.3)
quantal
Released (1.16.7ubuntu6.1)
saucy
Released (1.16.12ubuntu1.1)
trusty
Released (1.17.5ubuntu5.1)