CVE-2017-8829
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
Description
Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.
How to fix CVE-2017-8829
To remediate CVE-2017-8829, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/lintian—upgrade to 2.5.50.4 or later
Is CVE-2017-8829 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.5.50.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |