CVE-2014-1833

Summary

CVECVE-2014-1833
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-05 18:55:00 UTC
Updated2018-01-03 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts 2.14.1 All All All
Application Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts 2.14.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request: uupdate (devscripts) directory traversal MLIST www.openwall.com
102748 OSVDB osvdb.org
#737160 - uupdate: CVE-2014-1833: symlink directory traversal - Debian Bug report logs MISC bugs.debian.org
Debian devscripts Package 'uupdate' Symlink Directory Traversal Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
1059947 – (CVE-2014-1833) CVE-2014-1833 devscripts: directory traversal flaw in uupdate CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: uupdate (devscripts) directory traversal MLIST www.openwall.com
USN-2649-1: devscripts vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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