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CVE-2013-1429
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.
Affected products
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 12.04
- Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Debian Lintian: before 2.5.10.5; 2.5.11 — fixed in 2.5.10.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Debian Lintian 2.5.10.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/+bug/1169636
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1429.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1429
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1113881.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/+bug/1169636
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1429.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1429
- https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist%40lists.debian.org/msg1113881.html
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