CVE-2011-1829

medium

Description

APT 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.

References

Advisories
More

https://launchpad.net/bugs/784473

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68560

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1169-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48671

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/75126628/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu2_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1.diff.gz

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcepub/1817196/+listing-archive-extra

http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apt/current/changelog

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-07-27

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N