CVE-2013-1051

APT 0.8.16 and 0.9.7 - Man-in-the-Middle Package Modification via InRelease File Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/91428
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1762-1
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/52633

Scores

EPSS 0.0134
EPSS Percentile 68.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (5)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 11.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.10
debian/advanced_package_tool 0.8.16
debian/apt 0.9.7
Published Mar 21, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026