CVE-2010-1679

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user...

6.8 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

3.12%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2010-1679
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2010-1679
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-1699 No score

Record: EUVD-2010-1699
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qj2-qwgp-vc99 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user...

Record: GHSA-4qj2-qwgp-vc99
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2010-1679
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-1679 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1679
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

debian dpkg

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`dpkg` Debian:12	before 1.15.8.8	1.15.8.8
`dpkg` Debian:13	before 1.15.8.8	1.15.8.8
`dpkg` Debian:14	before 1.15.8.8	1.15.8.8
`dpkg` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.14.31, plus listed versions 1.14.251.14.261.14.271.14.281.14.291.14.30	1.14.31

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-1679 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Debian Dpkg, published January 6, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.12%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in dpkg 1.15.8.8.

References

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