CVE-2012-2242 describes a command injection vulnerability in scripts/dget.pl of devscripts prior to version 2.10.73. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands by crafting malicious .dsc or .changes files, due to improper escaping of arguments passed to external commands. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.10.72CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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