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CVE-2012-2241

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2241 describes a vulnerability in scripts/dget.pl within devscripts prior to version 2.12.3, allowing remote attackers to delete arbitrary files. This is achieved through specially crafted .dsc or .changes files, likely exploiting a NULL byte in a filename. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to data integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.12.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.9.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.9.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0150 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Patches (1)

debianvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

anonscm.debian.org / gitweb
secunia.com / advisories/50600
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/78977
debian.org / security/2012/dsa-2549
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/55564
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1593-1