CVE-2012-2242

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

scripts/dget.pl in devscripts before 2.10.73 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) .dsc or (2) .changes file, related to "arguments to external commands" that are not properly escaped, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2240.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 1, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2242: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix