Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | devscripts vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2649-1 | First vendor Publication | 2015-06-16 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2015-06-16 |
| 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:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 5 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | 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 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: devscripts could be made to overwrite files. Software Description: - devscripts: scripts to make the life of a Debian Package maintainer easier Details: It was discovered that the uupdate tool incorrectly handled symlinks. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing specially crafted files, a remote attacker could possibly replace arbitrary files, leading to a privilege escalation. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 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-2649-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-22 | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015-06-17 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2649-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-11-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-12947.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-10-29 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-13063.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2015-06-18 13:28:02 |
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| 2015-06-16 21:25:25 |
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