CVE-2011-1829
APT before 0.8.15.2 does not properly validate inline GPG signatures, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install modified packages via vectors involving lack of an initial clearsigned
02 Description
APT before 0.8.15.2 does not properly validate inline GPG signatures, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install modified packages via vectors involving lack of an initial clearsigned
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 76.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-07-27 01:29Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:37Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-04-27
- Assigning CNA
- canonical
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b7cb51c53d95c4e2e04fa83409a8834f8e440118c3103c0bb7ee7b50e9ff83fb
05 Affected products
06 References
- packages.debian.orghttp://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apt/current/changelog
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-1169-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1169-1
- launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcepub/1817196/+listing-archive-extra
- www.securityfocus.com48671http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48671
- launchpad.nethttps://launchpad.net/bugs/784473
- launchpadlibrarian.nethttp://launchpadlibrarian.net/75126628/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu2_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1.diff.gz
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comapt-gpg-security-bypass(68560)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68560
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- apt Fixed in 0.8.15.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- apt Fixed in 0.8.15.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- apt Fixed in 0.8.15.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.