High severity · published May 8, 2017
CVE-2017-8829
Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file
7.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Lintian · Debian
through 2.5.50.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8829
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8829
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.debian.org/861958
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