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CVE-2010-1679: debian dpkg Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2010-1679
Published 11-01-2011Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2010-1679 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in debian dpkg. EPSS estimates a 3.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.12%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-2142-1

Timeline

  1. 11-01-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in a patch for a source-format 3.0 package.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.12% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • dpkg< 1.15.8.8
  • dpkg≤ 1.14.30 | 1.9.19 | 1.9.20 | 1.9.21 | 1.10 | 1.10.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.10.3 | 1.10.4 | 1.10.5 | 1.10.6 | 1.10.7 | 1.10.8 | 1.10.9 | 1.10.10 | 1.10.11 | 1.10.12 | 1.10.13 | 1.10.14 | 1.10.15 | 1.10.16 | 1.10.17 | 1.10.18 | 1.10.18.1 | 1.10.19 | 1.10.20 | 1.10.21 | 1.10.22 | 1.10.23 | 1.10.24 | 1.10.25 | 1.10.26 | 1.10.27 | 1.10.28 | 1.13.0 | 1.13.1 | 1.13.2 | 1.13.3 | 1.13.4 | 1.13.5 | 1.13.6 | 1.13.7 | 1.13.8 | 1.13.9 | 1.13.10 | 1.13.11 | 1.13.11.1 | 1.13.12 | 1.13.13 | 1.13.14 | 1.13.15 | 1.13.16 | 1.13.17 | 1.13.18 | 1.13.19 | 1.13.20 | 1.13.21 | 1.13.22 | 1.13.23 | 1.13.24 | 1.13.25 | 1.14.0 | 1.14.1 | 1.14.2 | 1.14.3 | 1.14.4 | 1.14.5 | 1.14.6 | 1.14.7 | 1.14.8 | 1.14.9 | 1.14.10 | 1.14.11 | 1.14.12 | 1.14.13 | 1.14.14 | 1.14.15 | 1.14.16 | 1.14.16.1 | 1.14.16.2 | 1.14.16.3 | 1.14.16.4 | 1.14.16.5 | 1.14.16.6 | 1.14.17 | 1.14.18 | 1.14.19 | 1.14.20 | 1.14.21 | 1.14.22 | 1.14.23 | 1.14.24 | 1.14.25 | 1.14.26 | 1.14.27 | 1.14.28 | 1.14.29 | 1.15.0 | 1.15.1 | 1.15.2 | 1.15.3 | 1.15.3.1 | 1.15.4 | 1.15.4.1 | 1.15.5 | 1.15.5.1 | 1.15.5.2 | 1.15.5.3 | 1.15.5.4 | 1.15.5.5 | 1.15.5.6 | 1.15.6 | 1.15.6.1 | 1.15.7 | 1.15.7.1 | 1.15.7.2 | 1.15.8 | 1.15.8.1 | 1.15.8.2 | 1.15.8.3 | 1.15.8.4 | 1.15.8.5 | 1.15.8.6 | 1.15.8.7 | 1.15.8.8

1 vendor · 2 products

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