CVE-2014-0478

Publication date 12 June 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apt	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed in 1.0.1ubuntu2.1
	13.10 saucy	Fixed in 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed in 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.17
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed in 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.15

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2246-1
APT vulnerability
17 June 2014

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0478