# CVE-2014-1833: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify arbitrary files via a crafted tarball in devscripts, requiring user interaction to process the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1833, GHSA-69jm-8rf8-mqcr, SUSE-SU-2024:2621-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1833, USN-2649-1

## What is CVE-2014-1833?

CVE-2014-1833 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in uupdate in devscripts 2.14.1 allows remote attackers to modify arbitrary files via a crafted .orig.tar file, related to a symlink.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1833?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `devscripts` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | All versions | 2.12.6-5.3.1 |

Products: Devscripts Devel Team Devscripts.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-1833?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2014-1833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-0210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0210/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-0211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0211/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-0212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0212/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-2946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2946/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-5704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5704/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-1833 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-1833 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1833/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1833/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1833
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1833
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-1833

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1833/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.