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CVE-2012-2240

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-10-01 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

scripts/dscverify.pl in devscripts before 2.12.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors related to "arguments to external commands."

Affected products

• Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts: through 2.12.2; 2.7.0, 2.8.14, 2.9.21, 2.9.22, 2.9.23, 2.9.24 (+84)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/50600
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55564
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/50600
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55564
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1

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