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CVE-2016-1252

The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

  • Published: Dec 5, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2016-1252
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.9
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWEs:

OWASP TOP 10:

Software From Fixed in
debian / advanced_package_tool - 1.0.9.8.4
canonical / ubuntu_linux 16.10 16.10.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 16.04 16.04.x
canonical / ubuntu_linux 14.04 14.04.x