HIGH
The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package
Published Nov 3, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.61%
Description
The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.
Affected products
No data.
AND
OR
- ≤ 1.0.8
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
Running on/with
- n/a
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.61% 0.03614
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03614
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03614) | 89.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03614) | 87.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00688) | 70.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 90.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.66% (0.02655) | 88.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 91.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 90.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.52% (0.06523) | 78.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61275 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61286 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61275 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61286 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner debian
Published Nov 3, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 19, 2013
Link CVE-2014-0490
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a