What is CVE-2017-8283?

CVE-2017-8283 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Dpkg, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-8283?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-8283 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Debian Dpkg

CVE-2017-8283

dpkg-source in dpkg 1.3.0 through 1.18.23 is able to use a non-GNU patch program and does not offer a protection mechanism for blank-indented diff hunks, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted De…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.046 (90.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Debian Dpkg — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8283?: CVE-2017-8283 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Debian Dpkg, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-8283?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-8283 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.