Improper Input Validation Affecting apt package, versions [,1.0.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.66% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-APT-3003942
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed3 Nov 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-0490  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade apt to version 1.0.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

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