National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-4013

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: BID

Name: 37975

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37975

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-891-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-891-1

External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1979

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1979

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 38379

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/38379

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 38375

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/38375

External Source: MLIST

Name: [debian-changes] 20100128 Accepted lintian 1.24.2.1+lenny1 (source all)

Hyperlink:http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/lintian/news/20100128T015554Z.html

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog

Hyperlink:http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git;a=commit;h=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d

Hyperlink:http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git;a=commit;h=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git;a=commit;h=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00

Hyperlink:http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git;a=commit;h=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00