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CVE-2009-4013 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00 CVEBroken Link
http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d CVEBroken Link
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog CVEBroken Link
http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html CVEMailing ListPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/38375 CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian lintian
>= 1.23.0, <= 1.23.28
>= 1.24.0, <= 1.24.2.1
>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:debian:lintian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
4.0
5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
6.06
8.04
8.10
9.04
9.10

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4013
NVD Published Date:
Feb 2, 2010
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-4013 Details - Not Deferred