CVE-2012-0214
Medium
Description
The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16~exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user from downloading the new InRelease file, which leaves the original InRelease file active and makes it more difficult to detect that the Packages file is modified and unsigned.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.3
Exploit probability—
ProductAdvanced Package Tool
PublishedApr 15, 2014
First seenApr 15, 2014
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| advanced_package_tool advanced_package_tool | v ≤ 0.8.16\~exp12, 0.8.11, 0.8.12, 0.8.13, 0.8.14, 0.8.15 | — |
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