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CVE-2009-4013
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.8%
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- mitre
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control files of patch systems.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.8% · top 6.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- 38379 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fbe0c92b2ef7e360d13414bf40d6af5507d0c86d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [debian-changes] 20100128 Accepted lintian 1.24.2.1+lenny1 (source all) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 38375 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/l/lintian/lintian_2.3.2/changelog (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-1979 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://git.debian.org/?p=lintian/lintian.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8d01f062b3e5137cf65196760b079a855c75e00 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37975 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-891-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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