CVE-2014-1833

N/A Unknown

Published: February 05, 2014 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737160

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/102748

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/31/7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65260

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2649-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1059947

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90842

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737160