What is CVE-2017-8829?

CVE-2017-8829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Lintian, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.

How severe is CVE-2017-8829?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Deserialization in Debian Lintian

CVE-2017-8829

Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Debian Lintian
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8829?: CVE-2017-8829 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Lintian, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-08.
How severe is CVE-2017-8829?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.