Bug#731849: uscan: arbitrary code execution

Jakub Wilk jwilk at debian.org
Tue Dec 10 13:40:23 UTC 2013


Package: devscripts
Version: 2.13.5
Severity: grave
Tags: security
Justification: user security hole

The newfangled debian/copyright-driven repacking can be exploited by 
malicious upstream to execute arbitrary code. Proof of concept is 
attached.

-- 
Jakub Wilk
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