CVE catalog
CVE-2014-0471
dpkg: CVE-2014-0471
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.88% · Oct 25, 2026
Directory traversal vulnerability in the unpacking functionality in dpkg before 1.15.9, 1.16.x before 1.16.13, and 1.17.x before 1.17.8 allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files via a crafted source package, related to "C-style filename quoting."
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg | sid | 1.23.11 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | forky | 1.23.11 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | trixie | 1.22.22 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | bookworm | 1.21.23 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.16.12ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.16.12ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.16.12ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg | source | sid | 1.17.8 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dpkg | source | forky | 1.17.8 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dpkg | source | trixie | 1.17.8 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | dpkg | source | bookworm | 1.17.8 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | deb | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | deb | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.1 | Not reported | USN-2183-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dpkg | deb | 14.04 | 1.17.5ubuntu5.2 | Not reported | USN-2183-2 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [dpkg]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [dpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [dselect]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [libdpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [libdpkg-perl]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [dpkg]Fixed
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [dpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [dselect]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [libdpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [libdpkg-perl]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.17.8dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0471]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2915-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2183-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2183-2]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0471]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]