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CVE-2014-7206
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.
Low3.6EPSS 0.39%
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- debian
Description
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 61333 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-3048 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 61768 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 61158 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=763780 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 70310 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2370-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- apt-cve20147206-symlink(96951) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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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