CVE-2009-1300

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    CVE-2009-1300

    Published: 16 Apr 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which DST occurs at midnight.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34829, http://secunia.com/advisories/34832, http://secunia.com/advisories/34874, http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1779, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=523213, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/11, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/354793, https://usn.ubuntu.com/762-1/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High