CVE-2016-1252

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-05 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.059550000 probability, percentile 0.907450000 (date 2026-05-15)

Problem Types: CWE-295 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.10 All All All
Application Debian Advanced Package Tool All All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APT - Repository Signing Bypass via Memory Allocation Failure - Linux remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3156-1: APT vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug #1647467 “InRelease file splitter treats getline() errors as...” : Bugs : apt package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
1020 - project-zero - Project Zero - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.chromium.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3733-1 apt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
apt Repository Signing Bypass ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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