CVE-2012-0214

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0214
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-15 23:55:08 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16~exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user from downloading the new InRelease file, which leaves the original InRelease file active and makes it more difficult to detect that the Packages file is modified and unsigned.

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-264 | 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
Application Advanced Package Tool Advanced Package Tool 0.8.11 All All All
Application Advanced Package Tool Advanced Package Tool 0.8.12 All All All
Application Advanced Package Tool Advanced Package Tool 0.8.13 All All All
Application Advanced Package Tool Advanced Package Tool 0.8.14 All All All
Application Advanced Package Tool Advanced Package Tool 0.8.15 All All All
Application Advanced Package Tool Advanced Package Tool All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonscm.debian.org
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USN-1385-1: APT vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
404 Not Found MITRE anonscm.debian.org
404 Not Found MITRE anonscm.debian.org
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