dpkg-source in dpkg before 1.14.31 and 1.15.x allows user-assisted remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files in the .pc directory.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-0402 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 2.41% | 1.29% | -1.11% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 1.29% | 2.41% | +1.11% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 1.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2011-0402 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dpkg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0402 |
ubuntu
|
medium | CVE-2011-0402 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dpkg), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 4, not-affected 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0402 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | dpkg | <= 1.14.30 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.9.19 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.9.20 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.9.21 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.4 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.5 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.6 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.7 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.8 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.9 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.10 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.11 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.12 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.13 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.14 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.15 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.16 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.17 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.18 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.18.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.19 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.20 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.21 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.22 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.23 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.24 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.25 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.26 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.27 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.10.28 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.4 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.5 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.6 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.7 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.8 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.9 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.10 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.11 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.12 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.13 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.14 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.15 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.16 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.17 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.18 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.19 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.20 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.21 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.22 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.23 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.24 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.13.25 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.13.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.0 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.4 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.5 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.6 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.7 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.8 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.9 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.10 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.11 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.12 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.13 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.14 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.15 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.16 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.16.1 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | dpkg | 1.14.16.2 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.14.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |