What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-3127?

CVE-2014-3127 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.8%.

Dpkg CVE-2014-3127

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2014-05-14 cve@mitre.org

Path Traversal Debian Dpkg

7.1

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.1 HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2014 - 00:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

dpkg 1.15.9 on Debian squeeze introduces support for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature without recognizing that the squeeze patch program lacks this feature, which triggers an interaction error that allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package. NOTE: this can be considered a release engineering problem in the effort to fix CVE-2014-0471.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. dpkg 1.15.9 on Debian squeeze introduces support for the "C-style encoded filenames" feature without recognizing that the squeeze patch program lacks this feature, which triggers an interaction error that allows remote attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and modify files outside of the intended directories via a crafted source package. NOTE: this can be considered a release engineering problem in the effort to fix CVE-2014-0471. Affected products include: Debian Dpkg.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.