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HistoryJan 22, 2019 - 12:00 a.m.

APT vulnerability

2019-01-2200:00:00
ubuntu.com
406

7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.036 Low

EPSS

Percentile

91.7%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 18.10
  • Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • apt - Advanced front-end for dpkg

Details

Max Justicz discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain parameters
during redirects. If a remote attacker were able to perform a
machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install
altered packages.