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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-1358

apt-get in apt before 0.7.21 does not check for the correct error code from gpgv, which causes apt to treat a repository as valid even when it has been signed with a key that has been revoked or expired, which might allow remote attackers to trick apt…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 4.40%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

apt-get in apt before 0.7.21 does not check for the correct error code from gpgv, which causes apt to treat a repository as valid even when it has been signed with a key that has been revoked or expired, which might allow remote attackers to trick apt into installing malicious repositories.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
4.40% probability · 91th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
debian/advanced package tool · debian/apt
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.