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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-7050 · published 13 December 2013

CVE-2013-7050: Devscripts devel team devscripts code injection vulnerability

DDevscripts Devel Team · Devscripts

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.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.9% · top 21.1% CWE-94 · Code injection
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91f05b5
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731849
http://osvdb.org/100855
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/470 Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/486
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64241
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89666
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=collab-maint/devscripts.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=91f05b5
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731849
http://osvdb.org/100855
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/470 Patch
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/486
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64241
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1040266 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89666

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-7050), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.