CVE-2010-1679

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a patch for a source-format 3.0 package.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42831 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053311.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42826 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053306.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64615 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1038-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0040 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45703 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2142 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/70368 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43054 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0044 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0196 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1679?
CVE-2010-1679 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-1679?
To fix CVE-2010-1679, 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-2010-1679 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-1679 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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