CVE-2014-3864

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package that lacks a --- header line.

Affected products

Debian Dpkg-Dev: 1.3.0

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67725
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2242-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746498
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2953
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67725
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2242-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=746498

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