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title: "CVE-2014-3864\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2014-3864

Publication date 30 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allows
remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a
crafted source package that lacks a --- header line.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| dpkg | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.17.5ubuntu5.3 |
| 13.10 saucy | Fixed 1.16.12ubuntu1.3 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.16.1.2ubuntu7.5 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.9 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3864?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| dpkg | * Upstream:   <http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;a=commitdiff;h=5348cbc> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3864)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3864)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3864)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3864)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2242-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2242-1)
+ dpkg vulnerabilities
+ 10 June 2014

### Other references

* <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746498>
* <http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3864>