CVE-2012-0211 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in debdiff.pl within devscripts versions 2.10.x before 2.10.69 and 2.11.x before 2.11.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute code by crafting a malicious tarball filename in the original source package. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 87/100 warrants attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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