CVE-2014-0490

high
Published 2014-11-03 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
VIR risk
7.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0.9.12
debian debianbullseyefixed0.9.12
debian debianforkyfixed0.9.12
debian debiansidfixed0.9.12
debian debiantrixiefixed0.9.12
linux linux-kernelnot-affected

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
debian debianadvanced_package_tool{"endIncluding":"1.0.8"}
debian debianadvanced_package_tool1.0.3
debian debianadvanced_package_tool1.0.4
debian debianadvanced_package_tool1.0.5
debian debianadvanced_package_tool1.0.6
debian debianadvanced_package_tool1.0.7

References

CWEs

CWE-20

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.