CVE-2014-0478

medium

Description

APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse packages by removing the Release signature.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2014-0513

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749795

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2246-1

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2958

http://secunia.com/advisories/59358

http://secunia.com/advisories/58843

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-06-17

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

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