LOW
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file
Published Oct 15, 2014
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.
Affected products
No data.
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.
3.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.39% 0.00386
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00386
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 30.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00386) | 30.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 22.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61158 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61333 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61768 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3048 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70310 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2370-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763780 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96951 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61158 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61333 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61768 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3048 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70310 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2370-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763780 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Oct 15, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 27, 2014
Link CVE-2014-7206
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a