PT-2013-6253 · Debian+1 · Devscripts+1
Murray Mcallister
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Published
2013-12-13
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Updated
2018-06-16
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CVE-2013-7050
CVSS v2.0
6.8
Medium
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
devscripts versions prior to 2.13.8
Description
The issue concerns the get main source dir function in scripts/uscan.pl, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name when using USCAN EXCLUSION.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 2.13.8, update to version 2.13.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the USCAN EXCLUSION option until a patch is applied.
Fix
RCE
Code Injection
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Devscripts