Debian APT up to 0.7.11 Subkeys GnuPG input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Debian APT up to 0.7.11. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Subkeys. Such manipulation of the argument GnuPG leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-3587. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Debian APT up to 0.7.11. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Subkeys. The manipulation of the argument GnuPG with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

APT 0.7.x before 0.7.25 and 0.8.x before 0.8.16, when using the apt-key net-update to import keyrings, relies on GnuPG argument order and does not check GPG subkeys, which might allow remote attackers to install Trojan horse packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

The weakness was presented 06/19/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3587 since 06/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 0.7.12 eliminates this vulnerability.

See VDB-61026 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 841037
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for apt USN-1475-1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: APT 0.7.12

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03/23/2015 +1007 days 🔍
12/04/2021 +2448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: debian.org

Advisory: USN-1475-1
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CVE: CVE-2012-3587 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3587
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61028
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/04/2021 08:17
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (53), 02/17/2019 10:56 (2), 12/04/2021 08:17 (3)
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