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CVE-2013-7050

Publication date 13 December 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
devscripts 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced in 2.13.5

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
devscripts