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.
Published: 2011-01-11
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2142-1 New dpkg packages fix directory traversal
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1699 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1038-1 dpkg vulnerability
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00642}

epss

{'score': 0.00793}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:35:52.662Z

Reserved: 2010-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-1679

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-11T03:00:01.750

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-1679

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Weaknesses