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 befo...
MediumCVSS 5.9
EPSS 7.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/apt(Debian:12) | < 1.4~beta2 | 1.4~beta2 |
| debian/apt(Debian:13) | < 1.4~beta2 | 1.4~beta2 |
| debian/apt(Debian:14) | < 1.4~beta2 | 1.4~beta2 |
| debian advanced package tool | < 1.0.9.8.4 | 1.0.9.8.4 |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 14.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 16.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 16.10 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-1252 vendor-advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com issue-tracking third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- USN-3156-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.chromium.org exploit issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net exploit issue-tracking third-party-advisory
- DSA-3733 issue-tracking vendor-advisory
- 40916 exploit issue-tracking third-party-advisory vdb-entry