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CVE-2014-3865 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allow remote attackers to modify files outside of the intende…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-3802

cvss
6.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.3%
EPSS 7.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • dpkg Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.17.10

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3865

  • dpkg Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.17.5ubuntu5.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3865

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3865 updated cvss 1.9

dpkg: multiple directory traversal flaws in dpkg-source

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39207)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39207 dpkg Source Package - Index: pseudo-header Processing Multiple Local Directory Traversals local, 2014-05-25
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67727 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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