CVE-2013-7050

NameCVE-2013-7050
DescriptionThe get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs731849

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
devscripts (PTS)bullseye2.21.3+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.23.4+deb12u2fixed
sid, trixie2.24.3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
devscriptssourcesqueeze(not affected)
devscriptssourcewheezy(not affected)
devscriptssource(unstable)2.13.8731849

Notes

[wheezy] - devscripts <not-affected> (does not contain the vulnerable code; introduced in 2.13.5)
[squeeze] - devscripts <not-affected> (does not contain the vulnerable code; introduced in 2.13.5)
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git;a=commitdiff;h=91f05b5

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