CVE-2018-13043

Publication date 1 July 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8 · Critical

Score breakdown

Description

scripts/grep-excuses.pl in Debian devscripts through 2.18.3 allows code execution through unsafe YAML loading because YAML::Syck is used without a configuration that prevents unintended blessing.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
devscripts 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.17.12ubuntu1.1
17.10 artful
Fixed 2.17.9ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

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vulnerability is only present in version >= 2.17.7.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
devscripts

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 9.8 · Critical

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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