Debian apt 0.7.20 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian apt 0.7.20. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1300. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Debian apt 0.7.20. This affects an unknown function. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which DST occurs at midnight.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2009. The weakness was published 04/16/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1300 since 04/16/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38158 (Debian DSA-1779-1 : apt - several vulnerabilities), 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 116393 (Debian Update for apt Package (DSA 1779-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50088), Tenable (38158), OSVDB (56433†), Secunia (SA34829†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21721†). Similar entry is available at VDB-47845. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 38158
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1779-1 : apt - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63932
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1779-1 (apt)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/14/2009 🔍
04/16/2009 +2 days 🔍
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04/21/2009 +5 days 🔍
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04/27/2009 +1 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2150 days 🔍
09/02/2019 +1630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47775

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X-Force: 50088
Secunia: 34829
OSVDB: 56433 - CVE-2009-1300 - Debian - apt - Denial-of-service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21721 - APT before 0.7.21 Weaker than Expected Security Related to an \, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/02/2019 10:03
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (74), 09/02/2019 10:03 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:674:103

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