UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471

    Published: 28 Apr 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0471

    Summary:

    Details: Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to "C-style filename quoting."

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0471, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2183-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2183-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0471

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dpkg

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.17.5ubuntu5.1

    Affected versions

    1.16.12ubuntu1

    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
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