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CVE-2010-1679

Published: Jan 11, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a patch for a source-format 3.0 package.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
dpkgOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/42831
secunia.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053311.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/42826
secunia.com
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