CVE-2009-4013

moderate-risk

Published 2010-02-02

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.

Do I need to act?

0.84% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Lintian

Debian Linux

Ubuntu Linux

Debian Linux

Ubuntu Linux

Affected Vendors

Debian Canonical

References (18)

Broken Link http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65...

Broken Link http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d134...

Broken Link http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelo...

Mailing List http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/38375

Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/38379

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979

Broken Link http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975

Third Party Advisory http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1