CVE-2017-8829

N/A

Published: May 8, 2017 at 06:10 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLintian

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Lintian · Debian

95%

v ≤ 2.5.50.3

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://bugs.debian.org/861958

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://bugs.debian.org/861958

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-502

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