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CVE-2011-0402

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Description

dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files in the .pc directory.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64614

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2011-0428

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0196

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0044

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0040

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1038-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45703

http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2142

http://secunia.com/advisories/43054

http://secunia.com/advisories/42831

http://secunia.com/advisories/42826

http://osvdb.org/70367

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053311.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053306.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-01-11

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02873

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