Information Exposure Affecting apt package, versions <0.8.11


0.0
low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.09% (39th percentile)
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NVD
3.7 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-APT-407475
  • published 1 Mar 2014
  • disclosed 1 Mar 2014

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 apt to version 0.8.11 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.

methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors.