CVE-2017-8283: Path Traversal

Published Apr 26, 2017
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Updated

dpkg-source in dpkg 1.3.0 through 1.18.23 is able to use a non-GNU patch program and does not offer a protection mechanism for blank-indented diff hunks, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted Debian source package, as demonstrated by use of dpkg-source on NetBSD.

Affected Software

300 affected components
Debian Dpkg=1.3.0
Debian Dpkg=1.3.1
Debian Dpkg=1.3.2
Debian Dpkg=1.3.3
Debian Dpkg=1.3.4
Debian Dpkg=1.3.5
Debian Dpkg=1.3.6
Debian Dpkg=1.3.7
Debian Dpkg=1.3.8
Debian Dpkg=1.3.9
Debian Dpkg=1.3.10
Debian Dpkg=1.3.11
Debian Dpkg=1.3.12
Debian Dpkg=1.3.13
Debian Dpkg=1.3.14
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.1
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.2
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.3
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.4
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.5
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.6
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.7
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.8
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.9
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.10
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.11
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.12
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.13
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.14
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.15
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.16
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.17
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.18
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.19
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.20
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.21
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.22
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.23
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.23.1
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.23.2
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.24
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.25
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.26
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.26.0.1
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.27
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.28
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.29
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.30
Debian Dpkg=1.4.0.31
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.1
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.2
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.3
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.4
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.5
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.6
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.7
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.8
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.9
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.10
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.11
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.12
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.13
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.14
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.15
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.16
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.17
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.18
Debian Dpkg=1.4.1.19
Debian Dpkg=1.6
Debian Dpkg=1.6.1
Debian Dpkg=1.6.2
Debian Dpkg=1.6.3
Debian Dpkg=1.6.4
Debian Dpkg=1.6.5
Debian Dpkg=1.6.6
Debian Dpkg=1.6.7
Debian Dpkg=1.6.8
Debian Dpkg=1.6.9
Debian Dpkg=1.6.10
Debian Dpkg=1.6.11
Debian Dpkg=1.6.12
Debian Dpkg=1.6.12.99
Debian Dpkg=1.6.13
Debian Dpkg=1.7.0
Debian Dpkg=1.7.1
Debian Dpkg=1.7.2
Debian Dpkg=1.8.0
Debian Dpkg=1.8.1
Debian Dpkg=1.8.1.1
Debian Dpkg=1.8.2
Debian Dpkg=1.8.3
Debian Dpkg=1.8.3.1
Debian Dpkg=1.9.0
Debian Dpkg=1.9.1
Debian Dpkg=1.9.2
Debian Dpkg=1.9.3
Debian Dpkg=1.9.4
Debian Dpkg=1.9.7
Debian Dpkg=1.9.8
Debian Dpkg=1.9.9
Debian Dpkg=1.9.10
Debian Dpkg=1.9.11
Debian Dpkg=1.9.12
Debian Dpkg=1.9.13
Debian Dpkg=1.9.14
Debian Dpkg=1.9.15
Debian Dpkg=1.9.16
Debian Dpkg=1.9.17
Debian Dpkg=1.9.18
Debian Dpkg=1.9.19
Debian Dpkg=1.9.20
Debian Dpkg=1.9.21
Debian Dpkg=1.10
Debian Dpkg=1.10.1
Debian Dpkg=1.10.2
Debian Dpkg=1.10.3
Debian Dpkg=1.10.4
Debian Dpkg=1.10.5
Debian Dpkg=1.10.6
Debian Dpkg=1.10.7
Debian Dpkg=1.10.8
Debian Dpkg=1.10.9
Debian Dpkg=1.10.10
Debian Dpkg=1.10.11
Debian Dpkg=1.10.12
Debian Dpkg=1.10.13
Debian Dpkg=1.10.14
Debian Dpkg=1.10.15
Debian Dpkg=1.10.16
Debian Dpkg=1.10.17
Debian Dpkg=1.10.18
Debian Dpkg=1.10.18.1
Debian Dpkg=1.10.19
Debian Dpkg=1.10.20
Debian Dpkg=1.10.21
Debian Dpkg=1.10.22
Debian Dpkg=1.10.23
Debian Dpkg=1.10.24
Debian Dpkg=1.10.25
Debian Dpkg=1.10.26
Debian Dpkg=1.10.27
Debian Dpkg=1.10.28
Debian Dpkg=1.13.0
Debian Dpkg=1.13.1
Debian Dpkg=1.13.2
Debian Dpkg=1.13.3
Debian Dpkg=1.13.4
Debian Dpkg=1.13.5
Debian Dpkg=1.13.6
Debian Dpkg=1.13.7
Debian Dpkg=1.13.8
Debian Dpkg=1.13.9
Debian Dpkg=1.13.10
Debian Dpkg=1.13.11
Debian Dpkg=1.13.11.1
Debian Dpkg=1.13.12
Debian Dpkg=1.13.13
Debian Dpkg=1.13.14
Debian Dpkg=1.13.15
Debian Dpkg=1.13.16
Debian Dpkg=1.13.17
Debian Dpkg=1.13.18
Debian Dpkg=1.13.19
Debian Dpkg=1.13.20
Debian Dpkg=1.13.21
Debian Dpkg=1.13.22
Debian Dpkg=1.13.23
Debian Dpkg=1.13.24
Debian Dpkg=1.13.25
Debian Dpkg=1.14.0
Debian Dpkg=1.14.1
Debian Dpkg=1.14.2
Debian Dpkg=1.14.3
Debian Dpkg=1.14.4
Debian Dpkg=1.14.5
Debian Dpkg=1.14.6
Debian Dpkg=1.14.7
Debian Dpkg=1.14.8
Debian Dpkg=1.14.9
Debian Dpkg=1.14.10
Debian Dpkg=1.14.11
Debian Dpkg=1.14.12
Debian Dpkg=1.14.13
Debian Dpkg=1.14.14
Debian Dpkg=1.14.15
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16.1
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16.2
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16.3
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16.4
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16.5
Debian Dpkg=1.14.16.6
Debian Dpkg=1.14.17
Debian Dpkg=1.14.18
Debian Dpkg=1.14.19
Debian Dpkg=1.14.20
Debian Dpkg=1.14.21
Debian Dpkg=1.14.22
Debian Dpkg=1.14.23
Debian Dpkg=1.14.24
Debian Dpkg=1.14.25
Debian Dpkg=1.15.0
Debian Dpkg=1.15.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.2
Debian Dpkg=1.15.3
Debian Dpkg=1.15.3.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.4
Debian Dpkg=1.15.4.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5.2
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5.3
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5.4
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5.5
Debian Dpkg=1.15.5.6
Debian Dpkg=1.15.6
Debian Dpkg=1.15.6.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.7
Debian Dpkg=1.15.7.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.7.2
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.1
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.2
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.3
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.4
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.5
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.6
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.7
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.8
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.9
Debian Dpkg=1.15.8.10
Debian Dpkg=1.16.0
Debian Dpkg=1.16.0.1
Debian Dpkg=1.16.0.2
Debian Dpkg=1.16.0.3
Debian Dpkg=1.16.1
Debian Dpkg=1.16.1.1
Debian Dpkg=1.16.1.2
Debian Dpkg=1.16.2
Debian Dpkg=1.16.3
Debian Dpkg=1.16.4
Debian Dpkg=1.16.4.1
Debian Dpkg=1.16.4.2
Debian Dpkg=1.16.4.3
Debian Dpkg=1.16.5
Debian Dpkg=1.16.6
Debian Dpkg=1.16.7
Debian Dpkg=1.16.8
Debian Dpkg=1.16.9
Debian Dpkg=1.16.10
Debian Dpkg=1.17.0
Debian Dpkg=1.17.1
Debian Dpkg=1.17.2
Debian Dpkg=1.17.3
Debian Dpkg=1.17.4
Debian Dpkg=1.17.5
Debian Dpkg=1.17.6
Debian Dpkg=1.17.7
Debian Dpkg=1.17.8
Debian Dpkg=1.17.9
Debian Dpkg=1.17.10
Debian Dpkg=1.17.11
Debian Dpkg=1.17.12
Debian Dpkg=1.17.13
Debian Dpkg=1.17.14
Debian Dpkg=1.17.15
Debian Dpkg=1.17.16
Debian Dpkg=1.17.17
Debian Dpkg=1.17.18
Debian Dpkg=1.17.19
Debian Dpkg=1.17.20
Debian Dpkg=1.17.21
Debian Dpkg=1.17.22
Debian Dpkg=1.17.23
Debian Dpkg=1.18.0
Debian Dpkg=1.18.1
Debian Dpkg=1.18.2
Debian Dpkg=1.18.3
Debian Dpkg=1.18.4
Debian Dpkg=1.18.5
Debian Dpkg=1.18.6
Debian Dpkg=1.18.7
Debian Dpkg=1.18.8
Debian Dpkg=1.18.9
Debian Dpkg=1.18.10
Debian Dpkg=1.18.11
Debian Dpkg=1.18.12
Debian Dpkg=1.18.13
Debian Dpkg=1.18.14
Debian Dpkg=1.18.15
Debian Dpkg=1.18.16
Debian Dpkg=1.18.17
Debian Dpkg=1.18.18
Debian Dpkg=1.18.19
Debian Dpkg=1.18.20
Debian Dpkg=1.18.21
Debian Dpkg=1.18.22
Debian Dpkg=1.18.23

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/20/2

Event History

Apr 26, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:28 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:28 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8283?

CVE-2017-8283 has a moderate severity level, allowing for potential directory traversal attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-8283?

To mitigate CVE-2017-8283, upgrade your dpkg to a version higher than 1.18.23 that contains the patch.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2017-8283?

CVE-2017-8283 affects dpkg versions from 1.3.0 to 1.18.23 on Debian systems.

4

Can CVE-2017-8283 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2017-8283 can be exploited remotely via a crafted Debian source package.

5

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-8283?

CVE-2017-8283 is categorized as a directory traversal vulnerability.

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