CVE-2013-7050

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    CVE-2013-7050

    Published: 13 Dec 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.

    References: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/470, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266, http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91f05b5, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731849, http://osvdb.org/100855, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/486, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64241, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89666

    Affected packages

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