Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting apt package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APT-3003935
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed26 Nov 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 26 Nov 2019

CVE-2011-3374  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for apt.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. It was found that apt-key in apt, all versions, do not correctly validate gpg keys with the master keyring, leading to a potential man-in-the-middle attack.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1