MEDIUM
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."
Published Apr 30, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.88%
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."
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 1.15.8.8
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.7
- 1.9.8
- 1.9.9
- 1.9.10
- 1.9.11
- 1.9.12
- 1.9.13
- 1.9.14
- 1.9.15
- 1.9.16
- 1.9.17
- 1.9.18
- 1.9.19
- 1.9.20
- 1.9.21
- 1.10
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.10.5
- 1.10.6
- 1.10.7
- 1.10.8
- 1.10.9
- 1.10.11
- 1.10.12
- 1.10.13
- 1.10.14
- 1.10.15
- 1.10.16
- 1.10.17
- 1.10.18
- 1.10.18.1
- 1.10.19
- 1.10.20
- 1.10.21
- 1.10.22
- 1.10.23
- 1.10.24
- 1.10.25
- 1.10.26
- 1.10.27
- 1.10.28
- 1.13.0
- 1.13.1
- 1.13.2
- 1.13.3
- 1.13.4
- 1.13.5
- 1.13.6
- 1.13.7
- 1.13.8
- 1.13.9
- 1.13.10
- 1.13.11
- 1.13.11.1
- 1.13.12
- 1.13.13
- 1.13.14
- 1.13.15
- 1.13.16
- 1.13.17
- 1.13.18
- 1.13.19
- 1.13.20
- 1.13.21
- 1.13.22
- 1.13.23
- 1.13.24
- 1.13.25
- 1.14.0
- 1.14.1
- 1.14.2
- 1.14.3
- 1.14.4
- 1.14.5
- 1.14.6
- 1.14.7
- 1.14.8
- 1.14.9
- 1.14.10
- 1.14.11
- 1.14.12
- 1.14.13
- 1.14.14
- 1.14.15
- 1.14.16
- 1.14.16.1
- 1.14.16.2
- 1.14.16.3
- 1.14.16.4
- 1.14.16.5
- 1.14.16.6
- 1.14.17
- 1.14.18
- 1.14.19
- 1.14.20
- 1.14.21
- 1.14.22
- 1.14.23
- 1.14.24
- 1.14.25
- 1.14.26
- 1.14.27
- 1.14.28
- 1.14.29
- 1.14.30
- 1.15.0
- 1.15.1
- 1.15.2
- 1.15.3
- 1.15.3.1
- 1.15.4
- 1.15.4.1
- 1.15.5
- 1.15.5.1
- 1.15.5.2
- 1.15.5.3
- 1.15.5.4
- 1.15.5.5
- 1.15.5.6
- 1.15.6
- 1.15.6.1
- 1.15.7
- 1.15.7.1
- 1.15.7.2
- 1.15.8
- 1.15.8.1
- 1.15.8.2
- 1.15.8.3
- 1.15.8.4
- 1.15.8.5
- 1.15.8.6
- 1.15.8.7
- 1.15.8.9
- 1.16.0
- 1.16.0.1
- 1.16.0.2
- 1.16.0.3
- 1.16.1
- 1.16.1.1
- 1.16.1.2
- 1.16.2
- 1.16.3
- 1.16.4
- 1.16.4.1
- 1.16.4.2
- 1.16.4.3
- 1.16.5
- 1.16.6
- 1.16.7
- 1.16.8
- 1.16.9
- 1.16.10
- 1.16.11
- 1.16.12
- 1.17.0
- 1.17.1
- 1.17.2
- 1.17.3
- 1.17.4
- 1.17.5
- 1.17.6
- 1.17.7
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
- 14.04
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.88% 0.02883
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02883
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02883) | 86.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02856) | 84.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 58.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 79.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00623) | 78.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 74.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 70.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2915 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67106 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2183-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2915 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67106 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2183-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Apr 30, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 19, 2013
Link CVE-2014-0471
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a