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CVE-2009-4013

Publication date 28 January 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control files of patch systems.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lintian 9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.2.17ubuntu1.1
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.2.5ubuntu1.1
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.24.3ubuntu0.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.23.46ubuntu0.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1.23.16ubuntu2.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-891-1
    • lintian vulnerabilities
    • 28 January 2010

Other references