CVE-2014-3227

Summary

CVECVE-2014-3227
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-30 18:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptiondpkg 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.14, and 1.17.x before 1.17.9 expect the patch program to be compliant with a need for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature, but is supported in environments with noncompliant patch programs, 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 vulnerability exists because of reliance on unrealistic constraints on the behavior of an external program.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Debian Dpkg 1.15.9 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.0 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.0.1 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.0.2 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.0.3 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.1 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.1.1 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.1.2 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.10 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.11 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.12 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.2 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.3 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.4 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.4.1 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.4.2 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.4.3 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.5 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.6 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.7 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.8 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.16.9 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.0 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.1 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.2 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.3 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.4 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.5 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.6 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.7 All All All
Application Debian Dpkg 1.17.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request: directory traversal in DSA-2915-1-patched dpkg in Debian squeeze af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: another path traversal in dpkg-source during unpack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
#746306 - dpkg: CVE-2014-0471 fix introduces the vulnerability into squeeze - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
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