CVE-2009-4013

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    CVE-2009-4013

    Published: 2 Feb 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/38375, http://secunia.com/advisories/38379, http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1, http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html, http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975, http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00, http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d, http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High