CVE-2013-7050

medium
Published 2013-12-13 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The get_main_source_dir function in scripts/uscan.pl in devscripts before 2.13.8, when using USCAN_EXCLUSION, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a directory name.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7050

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/470

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.13.8
debian debianbullseyefixed2.13.8
debian debianforkyfixed2.13.8
debian debiansidfixed2.13.8
debian debiantrixiefixed2.13.8

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts{"endIncluding":"2.13.7"}
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.0
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.1
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.2
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.3
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.4
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.5
devscripts_devel_teamdevscripts2.13.6

References

CWEs

CWE-94

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.