DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2242

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2242

    Published: 1 Oct 2012Last Modified: 5 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-2242

    Summary:

    Details: scripts/dget.pl in devscripts before 2.10.73 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) .dsc or (2) .changes file, related to "arguments to external commands" that are not properly escaped, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2240.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2242

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: devscripts

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/devscripts?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.12.3

    Affected versions

    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