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CVE-2010-0396

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-0396 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the dpkg-source component of dpkg versions prior to 1.14.29, allowing remote attackers to modify arbitrary files through a specially crafted Debian source archive. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity, with an attack vector over the network, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.14.28CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.9.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0201 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

debianpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-0396Moderate

dpkg: path traversal issue

Mar 10, 2010

References

security.debian.org / pool/updates/main/d/dpkg/dpkg_1.14.29.tar.gz
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/56887
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2011
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0582
Vendor Advisory