CVE-2014-3864

MEDIUM 6.4CVE-2014-3864 · Published 30/05/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-3864 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability affecting dpkg-dev (debian).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.8%, higher than 86.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
dpkg-dev debian	`= 1.3.0`	No fix yet

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.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2953
securityfocus.com/bid/67725
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2242-1
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi · Vendor Advisory

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