Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14780
Revision Date:2014-06-23Version:22
Title:DSA-2409-1 devscripts -- several
Description:Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in debdiff, a script used to compare two Debian packages, which is part of the devscripts package. The following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project ids have been assigned to identify them: CVE-2012-0210: Paul Wise discovered that due to insufficient input sanitising when processing .dsc and .changes files, it is possible to execute arbitrary code and disclose system information. CVE-2012-0211: Raphael Geissert discovered that it is possible to inject or modify arguments of external commands when processing source packages with specially-named tarballs in the top-level directory of the .orig tarball, allowing arbitrary code execution. CVE-2012-0212: Raphael Geissert discovered that it is possible to inject or modify arguments of external commands when passing as argument to debdiff a specially-named file, allowing arbitrary code execution.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2012-0210
CVE-2012-0211
CVE-2012-0212
DSA-2409-1
Platform(s):Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 6.0
Debian GNU/Linux 6.0
Product(s):devscripts
Definition Synopsis
  • Debian 6.0 is installed
  • AND GNU/Linux or GNU/kFreeBSD kernel
  • Debian GNU/Linux is installed
  • OR Debian GNU/kFreeBSD is installed
  • AND Installed architecture is all
  • AND devscripts DPKG is earlier than 2.10.69+squeeze2
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