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A vulnerability was found in Debian APT 1.0.3. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 06/17/2014 by Jakub Wilk (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0478 since 12/19/2013. 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.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74499 (Debian DSA-2958-1 : 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.
Upgrading to version 1.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (74499).
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 74499
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2958-1 : apt - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702958
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2958-1 (apt - security update)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: APT 1.0.3
Timeline
12/19/2013 🔍06/13/2014 🔍
06/13/2014 🔍
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03/26/2015 🔍
03/22/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: debian.orgAdvisory: USN-2246-1
Researcher: Jakub Wilk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-0478 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 45013 - Debian APT Remote Security Bypass via \x27apt-get source\x27 Command, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68034 - apt CVE-2014-0478 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 58843 - Debian update for apt, Not Critical
Entry
Created: 03/26/2015 12:07Updated: 03/22/2022 18:14
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (67), 05/31/2017 08:47 (7), 03/22/2022 18:06 (3), 03/22/2022 18:14 (1)
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