USN-2183-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2014-05-01 14:19 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source website
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Summary
dpkg vulnerability
Details

USN-2183-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. Javier Serrano Polo discovered that the fix introduced a vulnerability in releases with an older version of the patch utility. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks when unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of service or potentially gaining access to the system.

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
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            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-2183-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. Javier Serrano Polo discovered\nthat the fix introduced a vulnerability in releases with an older version\nof the patch utility. This update fixes the problem.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks when\n unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked\n into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could\n modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of\n service or potentially gaining access to the system.\n",
  "id": "USN-2183-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:31Z",
  "published": "2014-05-01T14:19:26Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2183-2"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0471"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "dpkg vulnerability",
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}



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