{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-2183-2",
  "summary": "dpkg vulnerability",
  "details": "USN-2183-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. Javier Serrano Polo discovered\nthat the fix introduced a vulnerability in releases with an older version\nof the patch utility. This update fixes the problem.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks when\n unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked\n into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could\n modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of\n service or potentially gaining access to the system.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2014-05-01T14:19:26Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:31Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "dpkg",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg@1.17.5ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.16.12ubuntu1",
        "1.17.1ubuntu1",
        "1.17.5ubuntu1",
        "1.17.5ubuntu2",
        "1.17.5ubuntu3",
        "1.17.5ubuntu4",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5",
        "1.17.5ubuntu5.1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dselect",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": []
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2183-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0471"
    }
  ]
}