Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | dpkg vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2242-1 | First vendor Publication | 2014-06-10 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2014-06-10 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.4 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 4.9 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: A malicious source package could write files outside the unpack directory. Software Description: - dpkg: Debian package management system Details: It was discovered that dpkg incorrectly handled certain patches when unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of service or potentially gaining access to the system. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 13.10: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2242-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24151 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24151 | ||
| Title: | USN-2242-1 -- dpkg vulnerabilities | ||
| Description: | A malicious source package could write files outside the unpack directory. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-2242-1 CVE-2014-3864 CVE-2014-3865 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 13.10 Ubuntu 12.04 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | dpkg |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24173 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24173 | ||
| Title: | DSA-2953-1 dpkg - security update | ||
| Description: | Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in dpkg that allow file modification through path traversal when unpacking source packages with specially crafted patch files. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-2953-1 CVE-2014-3864 CVE-2014-3865 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0 Debian GNU/Linux 7.0 Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 7.0 | Product(s): | dpkg |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-08-08 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-8564.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-07-21 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-7697.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-11 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2242-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-09 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2953.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-06-24 21:29:16 |
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| 2014-06-12 13:24:13 |
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| 2014-06-10 17:21:17 |
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