CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-7206

3.6 LOW Published 2014-10-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2014-10-15
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
3.6 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.

Affected configurations

• debian advanced package tool (<= 1.0.9.1) • debian advanced package tool 1.0.8 • debian apt 0.9.7.9 • debian apt 1.0.9

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References