CVE-2009-1300: apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which…

PriorityP337critical10CVSS 2.0

AVNACLAuNCCICAC

EPSS

1.86%

76.8th percentile

apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which DST occurs at midnight.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	advanced_package_tool	—	—
debian	apt	< apt 0.7.21 (bookworm)	apt 0.7.21 (bookworm)
debian	apt	>= 0 < 0.7.21	0.7.21
debian	apt	>= 0 < 0.7.21	0.7.21
debian	apt	>= 0 < 0.7.21	0.7.21
debian	apt	>= 0 < 0.7.21	0.7.21

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv10.0CRITICAL

vendor_debian10.0CRITICAL

vendor_ubuntu10.0CRITICAL

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