CVE-2012-2240

scripts/dscverify.pl in devscripts before 2.12.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors related to "arguments to external commands."

Published: 2012-10-01 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2240 is rated Moderate Risk (55.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.97%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2240

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 1.86% 0.97% -0.89%
2 2025-03-29 0.97% 1.86% +0.89%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.97% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2240

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-2240

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-2240

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-2240 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (devscripts), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2240
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2240/
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-2240 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (devscripts), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, upstream): released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2240

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2240

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
devscripts_devel_team devscripts <= 2.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.8.14 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.21 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.22 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.23 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.24 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.25 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.26 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.26:etch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.26 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.26:etch2:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.26 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.26:etch4:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.26 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.26:etch5:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.9.27 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.9.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.3 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.7 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.8 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.9 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.10 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.11 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.12 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.13 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.14 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.15 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.16 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.17 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.18 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.19 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.20 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.21 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.22 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.23 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.24 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.25 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.26 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.27 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.28 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.29 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.30 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.31 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.32 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.33 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.34 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.35 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.36 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.38 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.39 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.40 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.41 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.42 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.43 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.44 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.45 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.46 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.47 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.48 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.49 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.50 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.51 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.52 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.53 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.54 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.55 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.56 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.57 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.58 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.59 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.60 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.61 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.62 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.63 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.64 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.65.1 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.65.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.66 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.67 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.10.68 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.10.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
devscripts_devel_team devscripts 2.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:devscripts_devel_team:devscripts:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2240

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