CVE-2011-3634

Advanced Package Tool < 0.8.11 - Repository Credential Exposure via Invalid Certificate Host Name

Title source: llm

Description

methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors.

References (4)

Core 4

Core References

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1283-1

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

https://alioth.debian.org/plugins/scmgit/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=apt/apt.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=debian/changelog%3Bhb=HEAD

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-3634.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/868353

Scores

EPSS 0.0080

EPSS Percentile 52.2%

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (10)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.10

canonical/ubuntu_linux 11.04

debian/advanced_package_tool 0.8.0 (3 CPE variants)

debian/advanced_package_tool 0.8.1

debian/advanced_package_tool 0.8.10

debian/advanced_package_tool 0.8.10.1

debian/advanced_package_tool 0.8.10.2

debian/advanced_package_tool < 0.8.10.3

Published Mar 01, 2014

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026