Improper Input Validation Affecting apt package, versions <1.0.9
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
2.66% (91st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-APT-407463
- published 3 Nov 2014
- disclosed 3 Nov 2014
How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
apt
to version 1.0.9 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 before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.