CVE-2014-6273 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.

Published: 2014-09-30

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-58-1	apt security update
Debian DLA	DLA-58-2	apt regression fix
Debian DSA	DSA-3031-1	apt security update
EUVD	EUVD-2014-6159	Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.
Ubuntu USN	USN-2353-1	APT vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00681.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/61605
http://secunia.com/advisories/61710
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Advanced Package Tool

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published: 2014-09-30T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:10:13.271Z

Reserved: 2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-6273

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-09-30T14:55:11.517

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

Link: CVE-2014-6273

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2014-09-23T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-09-07T15:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "79363d38-fa19-49d1-9214-5f28da3f3ac5", "shortName": "debian"}, "references": [{"name": "USN-2353-1", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_UBUNTU"], "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1"}, {"name": "70075", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075"}, {"name": "61710", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61710"}, {"name": "apt-cve20146273-bo(96151)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151"}, {"name": "DSA-3031", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031"}, {"name": "61605", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61605"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "security@debian.org", "ID": "CVE-2014-6273", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "USN-2353-1", "refsource": "UBUNTU", "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1"}, {"name": "70075", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075"}, {"name": "61710", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61710"}, {"name": "apt-cve20146273-bo(96151)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151"}, {"name": "DSA-3031", "refsource": "DEBIAN", "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031"}, {"name": "61605", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61605"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T12:10:13.271Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "USN-2353-1", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_UBUNTU", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1"}, {"name": "70075", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075"}, {"name": "61710", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61710"}, {"name": "apt-cve20146273-bo(96151)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151"}, {"name": "DSA-3031", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_DEBIAN", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031"}, {"name": "61605", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61605"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "79363d38-fa19-49d1-9214-5f28da3f3ac5", "assignerShortName": "debian", "cveId": "CVE-2014-6273", "datePublished": "2014-09-30T14:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2014-09-09T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T12:10:13.271Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "5C857128-D713-4C27-9570-D3C0B6AFA79F", "versionEndIncluding": "1.0.1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Desbordamiento de buffer en el c\u00f3digo de transporte HTTP en apt-get en APT 1.0.1 y anteriores permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda) o posiblemente ejecutar c\u00f3digo arbitrario a trav\u00e9s de una URL manipulada."}], "id": "CVE-2014-6273", "lastModified": "2026-05-06T22:30:45.220", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "baseScore": 6.8, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}]}, "published": "2014-09-30T14:55:11.517", "references": [{"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61605"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61710"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1"}, {"source": "security@debian.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61605"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61710"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security@debian.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-119"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}