CVE-2010-1679

Published: 6 January 2011

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
dpkg Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Not vulnerable
	hardy	Not vulnerable
	karmic	Released (1.15.4ubuntu2.3)
	lucid	Released (1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5)
	maverick	Released (1.15.8.4ubuntu3.1)
	upstream	Released (1.15.8.8)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1038-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1679
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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