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01 Record

CVE-2019-15796

python-apt downloads from untrusted sources

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: canonical
CNA base score4.7 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

02 Description

python-apt downloads from untrusted sources

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
0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 43.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
4.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
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
2020-03-26 13:00Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 22:14Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-08-29
Assigning CNA
canonical
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.7)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
  • CWE-347Improper Verification of Cryptographic SignatureBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
bbbc52680c3af8448c01cdf33aa4d545a4a06a3301694d39bfad3ce6a7684b80

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
CanonicalPython-apt0.8.3 to < 0.8.3ubuntu7.5, 0.9.3.5 to < 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, 1.1.0 to < 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 1.6.5 to < 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.9.0 to < 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.9.5 to < 1.9.5—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.8.5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.8.5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.8.5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 1.6.5ubuntu0.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • python-apt
    Fixed in 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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.