Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Affecting apt package, versions <1.6.12ubuntu0.2

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Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound. 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;

Remediation

Upgrade apt to version or higher.

References

CVSS Score

5.7
medium severity
  • Attack Vector
    Local
  • Attack Complexity
    Low
  • Privileges Required
    High
  • User Interaction
    None
  • Scope
    Changed
  • Confidentiality
    Low
  • Integrity
    Low
  • Availability
    Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVE
CVE-2020-27350
CWE
CWE-190
Snyk ID
SNYK-UBUNTU1804-APT-1050039
Disclosed
10 Dec, 2020
Published
10 Dec, 2020