dpkg CVE-2014-3127 Incomplete Fix Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	67181
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-3127
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Apr 29 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	May 06 2014 12:50AM
Credit:	Raphael Geissert
Vulnerable:	Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

dpkg CVE-2014-3127 Incomplete Fix Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability

dpkg is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue will allow local attackers to modify files outside the destination directory and possibly gain access to the system.

Note: This issue exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-0471 (identified in BID 67106-dpkg CVE-2014-0471 Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability).

dpkg CVE-2014-3127 Incomplete Fix Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

dpkg CVE-2014-3127 Incomplete Fix Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

dpkg CVE-2014-3127 Incomplete Fix Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability

References:

• dpkg Package Homepage (Debian)