CRITICAL
dpkg-source in dpkg 1.3.0 through 1.18.23 is able to use a non-GNU patch program and does not offer a protection mechanism for blank-indented diff hunks, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted Debian source package, as demonstrated by use of dpkg-source on NetBSD
Published Apr 26, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.61%
Description
dpkg-source in dpkg 1.3.0 through 1.18.23 is able to use a non-GNU patch program and does not offer a protection mechanism for blank-indented diff hunks, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted Debian source package, as demonstrated by use of dpkg-source on NetBSD.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.9
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
- 1.3.12
- 1.3.13
- 1.3.14
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.0.1
- 1.4.0.2
- 1.4.0.3
- 1.4.0.4
- 1.4.0.5
- 1.4.0.6
- 1.4.0.7
- 1.4.0.8
- 1.4.0.9
- 1.4.0.10
- 1.4.0.11
- 1.4.0.12
- 1.4.0.13
- 1.4.0.14
- 1.4.0.15
- 1.4.0.16
- 1.4.0.17
- 1.4.0.18
- 1.4.0.19
- 1.4.0.20
- 1.4.0.21
- 1.4.0.22
- 1.4.0.23
- 1.4.0.23.1
- 1.4.0.23.2
- 1.4.0.24
- 1.4.0.25
- 1.4.0.26
- 1.4.0.26.0.1
- 1.4.0.27
- 1.4.0.28
- 1.4.0.29
- 1.4.0.30
- 1.4.0.31
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.1.1
- 1.4.1.2
- 1.4.1.3
- 1.4.1.4
- 1.4.1.5
- 1.4.1.6
- 1.4.1.7
- 1.4.1.8
- 1.4.1.9
- 1.4.1.10
- 1.4.1.11
- 1.4.1.12
- 1.4.1.13
- 1.4.1.14
- 1.4.1.15
- 1.4.1.16
- 1.4.1.17
- 1.4.1.18
- 1.4.1.19
- 1.6
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.2
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.6.5
- 1.6.6
- 1.6.7
- 1.6.8
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.10
- 1.6.11
- 1.6.12
- 1.6.12.99
- 1.6.13
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.1
- 1.7.2
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.1.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.3.1
- 1.9.0
- 1.9.1
- 1.9.2
- 1.9.3
- 1.9.4
- 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
- 1.10.10
- 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
- 1.15.0
- 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
- 1.15.8.8
- 1.15.8.9
- 1.15.8.10
- 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
- 1.17.0
- 1.17.1
- 1.17.2
- 1.17.3
- 1.17.4
- 1.17.5
- 1.17.6
- 1.17.7
- 1.17.8
- 1.17.9
- 1.17.10
- 1.17.11
- 1.17.12
- 1.17.13
- 1.17.14
- 1.17.15
- 1.17.16
- 1.17.17
- 1.17.18
- 1.17.19
- 1.17.20
- 1.17.21
- 1.17.22
- 1.17.23
- 1.18.0
- 1.18.1
- 1.18.2
- 1.18.3
- 1.18.4
- 1.18.5
- 1.18.6
- 1.18.7
- 1.18.8
- 1.18.9
- 1.18.10
- 1.18.11
- 1.18.12
- 1.18.13
- 1.18.14
- 1.18.15
- 1.18.16
- 1.18.17
- 1.18.18
- 1.18.19
- 1.18.20
- 1.18.21
- 1.18.22
- 1.18.23
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.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.61% 0.04611
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04611
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.61% (0.04611) | 91.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.57% (0.04573) | 90.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.08% (0.01076) | 77.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 5.63% (0.05631) | 89.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 75.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02141) | 73.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 80.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 79.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00679) | 76.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00706) | 77.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 22.12th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 21.52th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 52.07th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/20/2 x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98064 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/20/2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 26, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 25, 2017
Link CVE-2017-8283
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a