Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting apt package, versions <1.4.11


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Privileges Required High
    Scope Changed

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (15th percentile)
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NVD
5.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-APT-1049972
  • published 10 Dec 2020
  • disclosed 10 Dec 2020

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 apt to version 1.4.11 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

APT had several integer overflows and underflows while parsing .deb packages, aka GHSL-2020-168 GHSL-2020-169, in files apt-pkg/contrib/extracttar.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debfile.cc, and apt-pkg/contrib/arfile.cc. This issue affects: apt 1.2.32ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.2.32ubuntu0.2; 1.6.12ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.12ubuntu0.2; 2.0.2ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.2ubuntu0.2; 2.1.10ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.1.10ubuntu0.1;