CVE-2012-2242

Publication date 15 September 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

scripts/dget.pl in devscripts before 2.10.73 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) .dsc or (2) .changes file, related to "arguments to external commands" that are not properly escaped, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2240.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
devscripts	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Fixed 2.10.69ubuntu2.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.10.61ubuntu5.3
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
devscripts	Vendor: http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=devscripts/devscripts.git;a=commit;h=db49f493baaac2387a4dd76370c1018109e31dfc

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1593-1
devscripts vulnerabilities
2 October 2012

Other references

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2242