Out-of-Bounds Affecting apt package, versions <1.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.59% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-APT-22249151
  • published5 Nov 2026
  • disclosed30 Sept 2014

Introduced: 30 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-6273  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest apt to version 1.0.3 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.

CVSS Base Scores

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