UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3864

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3864

    Published: 30 May 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3864
    Aliases:
    USN-2242-1

    Summary:

    Details: Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package that lacks a --- header line.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3864, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746498, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2242-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3864

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dpkg

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.17.5ubuntu5.3

    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