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CVE-2014-0490

Debian Security Advisory 3025-1

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El comando de descarga apt-get en APT anterior a 1.0.9 no valida debidamente las firmas para paquetes, lo que permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de un paquete manipulado.

It was discovered that APT did not re-verify downloaded files when the If-Modified-Since wasn't met. It was discovered that APT did not invalidate repository data when it switched from an unauthenticated to an authenticated state. It was discovered that the APT Acquire::GzipIndexes option caused APT to skip checksum validation. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and was not enabled by default. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2013-12-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-09-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Debian
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Advanced Package Tool
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<= 1.0.8
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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*-
Safe
Debian
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Advanced Package Tool
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1.0.3
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Debian
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Advanced Package Tool
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1.0.4
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Affected
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Linux Kernel
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Debian
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Advanced Package Tool
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1.0.5
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Linux Kernel
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Debian
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Advanced Package Tool
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1.0.6
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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Debian
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Advanced Package Tool
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1.0.7
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Affected
in Linux
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Linux Kernel
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*-
Safe