CVE-2014-3865

MEDIUM 6.4CVE-2014-3865 · Published 30/05/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-3865 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.4) vulnerability affecting dpkg-dev (debian).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.3%, higher than 94.4% 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

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allow remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a source package with a crafted Index: pseudo-header in conjunction with (1) missing --- and +++ header lines or (2) a +++ header line with a blank pathname.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/25/2
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2953
securityfocus.com/bid/67727 · Exploit
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2242-1
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi

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