CVE-2014-0471

Publication date 28 April 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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."

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
dpkg	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 1.17.5ubuntu5.1
	13.10 saucy	Fixed 1.16.12ubuntu1.1
	12.10 quantal	Fixed 1.16.7ubuntu6.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 1.16.1.2ubuntu7.3
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.7

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Notes

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regression fix released as USN-2183-2

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2183-1
dpkg vulnerability
28 April 2014

USN-2183-2
dpkg vulnerability
1 May 2014

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0471