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CVE-2010-0396

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows...

5.8 MediumFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Exploit likelihood

2.01%Up 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.8

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Record
CVE-2010-0396
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Record
CVE-2010-0396
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0427 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Record
EUVD-2010-0427
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8p9h-cf62-j26q No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows...

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Record
GHSA-8p9h-cf62-j26q
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Record
CVE-2010-0396
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-0396 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component in dpkg before 1.14.29 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted Debian source archive.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0396
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dpkg
Debian:12
before 1.15.6
1.15.6
dpkg
Debian:13
before 1.15.6
1.15.6
dpkg
Debian:14
before 1.15.6
1.15.6
dpkg
Debian:5.0
before 1.14.29, plus listed versions
1.14.251.14.261.14.271.14.28
1.14.29

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2010-0396 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Debian Dpkg, published March 10, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in dpkg 1.15.6.

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