CVE-2017-8829

Publication date 8 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Description

Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
lintian 17.04 zesty
Fixed 2.5.50.1ubuntu0.1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 2.5.48ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.5.43ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
lintian

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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