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A vulnerability was found in Debian apt up to 1.4.8. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component 302 Redirect Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions 1.4.8 and earlier can lead to content injection by a MITM attacker, potentially leading to remote code execution on the target machine.
The bug was discovered 01/18/2019. The weakness was published 01/28/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-3462 since 12/31/2018. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121317 (Debian DSA-4371-1 : apt - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176713 (Debian Security Update for apt (DLA 1637-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (121317).
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CPE 2.3
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Nessus ID: 121317
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4371-1 : apt - security update
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Sources
Vendor: debian.orgAdvisory: USN-3863-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-3462 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 106690 - Debian apt CVE-2019-3462 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 01/29/2019 09:38Updated: 07/03/2023 15:23
Changes: 01/29/2019 09:38 (71), 05/06/2020 14:26 (6), 07/03/2023 15:23 (4)
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