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6.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Debian dpkg-dev 1.3.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package that lacks a --- header line.
The weakness was disclosed 05/30/2014 by Raphael Geissert (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-3864 since 05/25/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/22/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74375 (Debian DSA-2953-1 : dpkg - security update), 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 195519 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Dpkg Vulnerabilities (USN-2242-1)).
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 X-Force (93680) and Tenable (74375). The entry 13424 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 74375
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2953-1 : dpkg - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702953
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2953-1 (dpkg - security update)
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Timeline
04/30/2014 🔍04/30/2014 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: debian.orgAdvisory: USN-2242-1
Researcher: Raphael Geissert
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-3864 (🔍)
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X-Force: 93680
Vulnerability Center: 44990 - Dpkg-dev 1.3.0 Remote File System Write Vulnerability via a Crafted Package, Medium
SecurityFocus: 67725 - dpkg Source Package Header Line Processing Local Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/25/2015 16:45Updated: 03/22/2022 09:17
Changes: 03/25/2015 16:45 (67), 05/30/2017 13:08 (5), 03/22/2022 09:16 (3), 03/22/2022 09:17 (1)
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