Devscripts vulnerability

2009-10-0800:00:00

ubuntu.com

9.3 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

72.7%

JSON

Releases

Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

devscripts -

Details

Raphael Geissert discovered that uscan, a part of devscripts, did not
properly sanitize its input when processing pathnames. If uscan processed a
crafted filename for a file on a remote server, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu9.04noarchdevscripts< 2.10.39ubuntu7.1UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.10noarchdevscripts< 2.10.26ubuntu15.2UNKNOWN
Ubuntu8.04noarchdevscripts< 2.10.11ubuntu5.8.04.4UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
Ubuntu	9.04	noarch	devscripts	< 2.10.39ubuntu7.1	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.10	noarch	devscripts	< 2.10.26ubuntu15.2	UNKNOWN
Ubuntu	8.04	noarch	devscripts	< 2.10.11ubuntu5.8.04.4	UNKNOWN