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01 Record

CVE-2013-1429

Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: debian
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Lintian before 2.5.12 allows remote attackers to gather information about the "host" system using crafted symlinks.

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
1.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 69.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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
2019-11-07 21:42Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 15:04Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2013-01-26
Assigning CNA
debian
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
dc6e6c55bbd190a7be33d75e2776fa0150c338a39a3b9ce363bdff282df879d7

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
lintianlintian2.5.12—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • lintian
    Fixed in 2.5.10.5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • lintian
    Fixed in 2.5.10.5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • lintian
    Fixed in 2.5.10.5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.