CVE-2017-8283
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 1.1%Published: 4/26/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8283
Description
dpkg-source in dpkg 1.3.0 through 1.18.23 is able to use a non-GNU patch program and does not offer a protection mechanism for blank-indented diff hunks, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted Debian source package, as demonstrated by use of dpkg-source on NetBSD.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/dpkgfrom 0, < 1.18.24
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |