CVE-2014-0490

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0490
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-03 22:55:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-08 15:22:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.3 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.4 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.5 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.6 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.7 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.3 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.4 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.5 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.6 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool 1.0.7 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3025-1 apt DEBIAN www.debian.org Vendor Advisory
USN-2348-1: APT vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU ubuntu.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com
Security Advisory SA61275 - Ubuntu update for apt - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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