Vulnerability CVE-2014-0471
Published: 2014-04-30   Modified: 2014-05-01

Description:
Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to "C-style filename quoting."

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Debian -> DPKG 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2183-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67106
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2915
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