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Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting apt package, versions <1.6.4

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.18% (55th percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-APT-407436
  • published 22 Aug 2018
  • disclosed 21 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 21 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-0501 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-347 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 apt to version 1.6.4 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.

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.