UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3865

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3865

    Published: 30 May 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-3865
    Aliases:
    USN-2242-1

    Summary:

    Details: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allow remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a source package with a crafted Index: pseudo-header in conjunction with (1) missing --- and +++ header lines or (2) a +++ header line with a blank pathname.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3865, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749183, 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-2014-3865

    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