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Medium
CVE-2012-2242
scripts/dget.pl in devscripts before 2.10.73 allows remote attackers to execute...
Vulnerability Description
scripts/dget.pl in devscripts before 2.10.73 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted (1) .dsc or (2) .changes file, related to "arguments to external commands" that are not properly escaped, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2240.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
devscripts devel team
View all reports →Affected Software
devscripts
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.10.0, 2.10.1, 2.10.3, 2.10.6, 2.10.7, 2.10.8, 2.10.9, 2.10.10, 2.10.11, 2.10.12, 2.10.13, 2.10.14, 2.10.15, 2.10.16, 2.10.17, 2.10.18, 2.10.18.1, 2.10.19, 2.10.20, 2.10.21, 2.10.22, 2.10.23, 2.10.24, 2.10.25, 2.10.26, 2.10.27, 2.10.28, 2.10.29, 2.10.30, 2.10.31, 2.10.32, 2.10.33, 2.10.34, 2.10.35, 2.10.36, 2.10.38, 2.10.39, 2.10.40, 2.10.41, 2.10.42, 2.10.43, 2.10.44, 2.10.45, 2.10.46, 2.10.47, 2.10.48, 2.10.49, 2.10.50, 2.10.51, 2.10.52, 2.10.53, 2.10.54, 2.10.55, 2.10.56, 2.10.57, 2.10.58, 2.10.59, 2.10.60, 2.10.61, 2.10.62, 2.10.63, 2.10.64, 2.10.65.1, 2.10.66, 2.10.67, 2.10.68, 2.10.69, 2.10.70, 2.10.71
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 1st, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.