MEDIUM
Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks
Published Nov 7, 2019
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.30%
Description
Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.
Affected products
-
- Version 2.5.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 12.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.30% 0.01297
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01297
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 69.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 66.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.79% (0.00786) | 72.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 65.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 57.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 55.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/+bug/1169636 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1429.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1429 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1113881.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/+bug/1169636 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1429.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1429 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1113881.html | x_refsource_MISC |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Nov 7, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 26, 2013
Link CVE-2013-1429
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a