Link Following Affecting apt package, versions <1.0.9.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN8-APT-407494
  • published15 Oct 2014
  • disclosed15 Oct 2014

Introduced: 15 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-7206  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 apt to version 1.0.9.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apt package and not the apt package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.

CVSS Scores

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