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CVE-2016-1252
published 2017-12-05

CVE-2016-1252: The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before…

medium5.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNIHAN
EXPLOIT
The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

Affected

9 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debianadvanced_package_tool< 1.0.9.8.41.0.9.8.4
debianapt< apt 1.4~beta2 (bookworm)apt 1.4~beta2 (bookworm)
debianapt>= 0 < 1.4~beta21.4~beta2
debianapt>= 0 < 1.4~beta21.4~beta2
debianapt>= 0 < 1.4~beta21.4~beta2
debianapt>= 0 < 1.4~beta21.4~beta2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
osv5.9MEDIUM