CVE-2012-0212 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in debdiff.pl, a component of devscripts versions 2.10.x before 2.10.69 and 2.11.x before 2.11.4. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting shell metacharacters into the filename argument. 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. Despite its high severity and a FAUCET Risk Score of 87/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| 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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.