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packages fixes security vulnerabilities","description":"Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg did not correctly parse C-style filename\nquoting, allowing for paths to be traversed when unpacking a source package,\nleading to the creation of files outside the directory of the source being\nunpacked (CVE-2014-0471).\n\nMultiple vulnerabilities were discovered in dpkg that allow file modification\nthrough path traversal when unpacking source packages with especially-crafted\npatch files (CVE-2014-3864, CVE-2014-3865).\n","status":"published","published":"2014-07-08T22:47:58Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:53.902090133Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:39.488462Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471","description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to \"C-style filename 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If a user or an automated system were tricked\ninto unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could\nmodify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of\nservice or potentially gaining access to the system.\n","status":"published","published":"2014-04-28T12:58:53Z","modified":"2026-04-22T08:48:58.371917Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:09.227524Z"},{"id":"USN-2183-2","title":"dpkg vulnerability","description":"USN-2183-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. Javier Serrano Polo discovered\nthat the fix introduced a vulnerability in releases with an older version\nof the patch utility. This update fixes the problem.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks when\n unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked\n into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could\n modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of\n service or potentially gaining access to the system.\n","status":"published","published":"2014-05-01T14:19:26Z","modified":"2026-04-22T08:48:48.470434Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:09.227524Z"}]}}