CVE-2014-3865

medium

Published 2014-05-30 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.4

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39207 local linux verified

Raphael Geissert · 2014-05-25

dpkg Source Package - Index: pseudo-header Processing Multiple Local Directory Traversals

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.17.10`
sid	Fixed	`1.17.10`
forky	Fixed	`1.17.10`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.17.10`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.17.10`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
debian	dpkg-dev	`1.3.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-22

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.