Debian Lintian up to 1.23.6 path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Debian Lintian up to 1.23.6. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control files of patch systems.

The weakness was shared 02/02/2010 with Debian (Website). The advisory is available at packages.qa.debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4013 since 11/19/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/31/2021). This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44843 (Debian DSA-1979-1 : lintian - multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195038 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Lintian Vulnerabilities (USN-891-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44843), SecurityFocus (BID 37975†), Secunia (SA38375†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24852†).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 44843
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1979-1 : lintian - multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 840382
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for lintian vulnerabilities USN-891-1
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11/19/2009 🔍
11/26/2009 +7 days 🔍
01/27/2010 +62 days 🔍
01/28/2010 +1 days 🔍
02/02/2010 +5 days 🔍
02/02/2010 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2010 +14 days 🔍
02/24/2010 +8 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1848 days 🔍
08/31/2021 +2358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: packages.qa.debian.org
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4013 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 37975 - Debian Lintian Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 38375 - Debian update for lintian, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24852 - Debian LintianRemote Arbitrary file Overwritten Vulnerability, High

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Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 08/31/2021 11:56 PM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (60), 02/21/2017 08:08 AM (15), 08/31/2021 11:56 PM (3)
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