| Name | CVE-2013-7050 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 731849 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| devscripts (PTS) | buster | 2.19.5+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.21.3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.23.4+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.23.7 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
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