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CVE-2014-0471

Published: Apr 30, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-22
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 14.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to "C-style filename quoting."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
dpkgOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2915
debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67106
securityfocus.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2183-1
ubuntu.com
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