UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8829

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8829
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8829.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8829
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Published
2017-05-08T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:37:20.449916Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / lintian

Package

Name
lintian
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lintian@2.5.43ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.43ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.36.1ubuntu2
2.5.38.1ubuntu1
2.5.43~ubuntu1
2.5.43

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "lintian",
            "binary_version": "2.5.43ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8829.json"