CVE-2012-2242
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2012-10-01 00:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-04-16
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 18eafb11f59f4c4b9039fae45e920eb2ec518abef27c95f7f7b203b9b5990bcc
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com55564http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55564
- www.debian.orgDSA-2549http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
- secunia.com50600http://secunia.com/advisories/50600
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1593-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- devscripts Fixed in 2.12.3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- devscripts Fixed in 2.12.3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- devscripts Fixed in 2.12.3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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