CVE-2014-0478

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    CVE-2014-0478

    Published: 17 Jun 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse packages by removing the Release signature.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/58843, http://secunia.com/advisories/59358, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2958, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2246-1, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749795

    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
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