CVE-2013-6888 Affecting devscripts package, versions <2.11.6ubuntu1.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.51% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-DEVSCRIPTS-293285
  • published7 Jan 2014
  • disclosed7 Jan 2014

Introduced: 7 Jan 2014

CVE-2013-6888  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 devscripts to version 2.11.6ubuntu1.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream devscripts package and not the devscripts package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Uscan in devscripts before 2.13.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted tarball.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1