CVE-2016-1252

The 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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
debianCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 90%
VendorProductVersion
debianadvanced_package_tool
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< 1.0.9.8.4
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.10
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
apt
bullseye
2.2.4
fixed
wheezy
not-affected
bookworm
2.6.1
fixed
sid
2.9.10
fixed
trixie
2.9.10
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
apt
zesty
Fixed 1.4~beta2
released
yakkety
Fixed 1.3.2ubuntu0.1
released
xenial
Fixed 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
released
trusty
Fixed 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
released
precise
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1020
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1647467
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1020
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1647467
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916/