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CVE-2009-4013

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 5.8% (pctl 93)

In your normal cycle

Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in Lintian 1.23.x through 1.23.28, 1.24.x through 1.24.2.1, and 2.x before 2.3.2 allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files or obtain sensitive information via vectors involving (1) control field names, (2) control field values, and (3) control files of patch systems.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS5.79% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-22
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2010-02-02
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
debianlintian

References

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