Out-of-Bounds Affecting apt package, versions <1.0.3
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.5% (77th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-APT-407432
- published 30 Sep 2014
- disclosed 30 Sep 2014
Introduced: 30 Sep 2014
CVE-2014-6273 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10
apt
to version 1.0.3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apt
package and not the apt
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:10
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6273
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61710
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-6273
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151