CVE-2014-0471

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."

Published: 2014-04-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0471 is rated Moderate Risk (52.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.86%). EPSS rose +2.61% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0471

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 2026-06-15 0.24% 2.86% +2.61%
2 2026-04-16 0.29% 0.24% -0.05%
3 2025-07-27 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0471

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0471

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0471

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0471 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-2014-0471
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0471 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dpkg), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 6. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0471

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0471

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian dpkg <= 1.15.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.9 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.10 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.11 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.13 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.14 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.15 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.16 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.17 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian dpkg 1.9.18 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg:1.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.10.11 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0471

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