CVE-2014-0478 — Improper Input Validation in Advanced Package Tool

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents7 sources
Severity
4.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Debian APTDebian Advanced Package Tool
Timeline
PublishedJun 17
Latest updateMay 13

Description

APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse packages by removing the Release signature.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/C:N/I:P/A:PExploitability: 4.9 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiandebian/apt< 1.0.4+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-3h3c-x5j6-p285: APT before 1↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2014-0478: APT before 1↗2014-06-17
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CVEList
CVE-2014-0478: APT before 1↗2014-06-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
APT vulnerability↗2014-06-17
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Debian
CVE-2014-0478: apt - APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0478 apt: no source package authentication checks↗2014-06-13
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-0478 apt: no source package authentication checks [fedora-all]↗2014-06-13
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CVE-2014-0478 — Improper Input Validation | cvebase