CVE-2012-2242

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% 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/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.

Affected products

Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts: through 2.10.72; 2.10.0, 2.10.1, 2.10.3, 2.10.6, 2.10.7, 2.10.8 (+67)

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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