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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux9.10 – 9.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.04 – 8.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.10 – 8.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux9.04 – 9.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
- Debian / debian_linux4.0 – 4.0
- Debian / debian_linux5.0 – 5.0
- Debian / lintian1.23.0 – 1.23.28
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38379
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38375
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1