CyberRota Analysis
This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Debian. It may be remotely exploitable.
CVE
CVE-2017-8283
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.61%
Debian
Original NVD Description
dpkg-source in dpkg 1.3.0 through 1.18.23 is able to use a non-GNU patch program and does not offer a protection mechanism for blank-indented diff hunks, which allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks via a crafted Debian source package, as demonstrated by use of dpkg-source on NetBSD.
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