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CVE-2013-7050
The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.9%
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- mitre
Description
The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% 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: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-securit] 20131211 Re: CVE request: devscripts (uscan) command execution flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 100855 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 64241 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-securit] 20131211 CVE request: devscripts (uscan) command execution flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91f05b5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- devscripts-cve20137050-command-execution(89666) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731849 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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