MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 17, 2014
4.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.57%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.57% 0.01570
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01570
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01570) | 74.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01570) | 72.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.20% (0.00200) | 40.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 45.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 44.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58843 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59358 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2958 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2246-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749795 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/58843 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/59358 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2958 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2246-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749795 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Jun 17, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 19, 2013
Link CVE-2014-0478
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a