Improper Input Validation Affecting apt package, versions [,2.1.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APT-3003939
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 May 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 May 2020

CVE-2020-3810  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade apt to version 2.1.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before version 2.1.2 could result in denial of service when processing specially crafted deb files.

CVSS Scores

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