CVE-2013-1429 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

63%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

66%

Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.

Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

First reported 5 years ago

2019-11-07 22:15:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-11-14 15:17:00

Affected Software

Debian lintian

Debian Lintian 2.5.11

2.5.11

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

Debian Linux 9.0

9.0

Debian Linux 10

10

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance)

12.04

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lintian/+bug/1169636

Third Party Advisory

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2013/CVE-2013-1429.html

Third Party Advisory

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1429

Third Party Advisory

https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg1113881.html

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

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