CVE-2009-4013

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control files of patch systems.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38379 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d broken link
http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html patch mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/38375 vendor advisory broken link third party advisory
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975 patch vdb entry broken link third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4013?
CVE-2009-4013 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4013?
To fix CVE-2009-4013, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4013 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4013 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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