DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-13043
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043
Upstream
Published
2018-07-01T22:29:00.207Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:12:34.940089Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

scripts/grep-excuses.pl in Debian devscripts through 2.18.3 allows code execution through unsafe YAML loading because YAML::Syck is used without a configuration that prevents unintended blessing.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / devscripts

Package

Name
devscripts
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/devscripts?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.18.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043.json"

Debian:12 / devscripts

Package

Name
devscripts
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/devscripts?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.18.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043.json"

Debian:13 / devscripts

Package

Name
devscripts
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/devscripts?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.18.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043.json"

Debian:14 / devscripts

Package

Name
devscripts
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/devscripts?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.18.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-13043.json"