Description
methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors.
Published: 2014-02-28
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3593 methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1283-1 APT vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Advanced Package Tool
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:37:48.626Z

Reserved: 2011-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3634

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-01T00:55:04.857

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3634

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