CVE-2011-1829

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1829
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercanonical
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-07-27 02:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAPT before 0.8.15.2 does not properly validate inline GPG signatures, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install modified packages via vectors involving lack of an initial clearsigned message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.04 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #784473 “Treats partial InRelease signature as verifying the...” : Bugs : apt package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net Third Party Advisory
USN-1169-1: APT vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcepub/1817196/+listing-archive-e... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpad.net Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
apt Repository Inline GPG Signature Verification Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
launchpadlibrarian.net/75126628/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu2_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1.diff.gz af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 launchpadlibrarian.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apt/current/changelog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packages.debian.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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