CVE-2014-3865

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in dpkg-source in dpkg-dev 1.3.0 allow remote attackers to modify files outside of the intended directories via a source package with a crafted Index: pseudo-header in conjunction with (1) missing --- and +++ header lines or (2) a +++ header line with a blank pathname.

Published: 2014-05-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3865 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.29%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3865

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39207 exploit_db edb 2014-05-25 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3865

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 2026-01-13 5.67% 5.29% -0.38%
2 2025-11-07 7.51% 5.67% -1.83%
3 2025-03-30 — 7.51% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3865

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3865

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3865

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-3865 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-2014-3865
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-3865 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dpkg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3865

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3865

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian dpkg-dev 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:debian:dpkg-dev:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3865

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