CVE-2014-0478 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2014-06-17

Score: 4.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2958-1	apt security update
EUVD	EUVD-2014-0513	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2246-1	APT vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0023.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/58843
http://secunia.com/advisories/59358
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2958
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2246-1
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749795

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Advanced Package Tool

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-06-17T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:20:18.387Z

Reserved: 2013-12-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0478

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-17T14:55:06.047

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-0478

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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