7.8

CVE-2017-8829: debian lintian Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-8829USN-3310-1DEBIAN-CVE-2017-8829
Published 08-05-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8829 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in debian lintian. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-05-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.51% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.51%

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
  • lintian< 2.5.50.4
  • lintian≤ 2.5.50.3
Ubuntu1 product
  • lintian< 2.5.43ubuntu0.1

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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