Improper Input Validation Affecting apt package, versions <0.9.12
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
2.66% (91st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-APT-407411
- published 3 Nov 2014
- disclosed 3 Nov 2014
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
apt
to version 0.9.12 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.
The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.