CVE-2014-0471

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 30, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-0471: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix