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CVE-2018-0501

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.

Published

2018-08-21T00:29:00.227

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:38:21.917

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-347

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	Yes
Application	debian	advanced_package_tool	< 1.6.4	Yes
Application	debian	advanced_package_tool	1.7.0	Yes
Application	debian	advanced_package_tool	1.7.0	Yes
Application	debian	advanced_package_tool	1.7.0	Yes

References

https://mirror.fail Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed ([email protected])
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://mirror.fail Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)