CVE-2012-2242
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
01/10/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.10.72 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50600
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55564
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50600
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55564
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1593-1



