VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0489
APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.61%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.61% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- debian/advanced package tool
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61275
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61286
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61275
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61286
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.