UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0478

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0478

    Published: 12 Jun 2014Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0478
    Aliases:
    USN-2246-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0478, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2246-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0478

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
    0.9.9.1~ubuntu4
    0.9.9.1~ubuntu5
    0.9.13~exp1ubuntu1
    0.9.13~exp1ubuntu2
    0.9.13~exp1ubuntu3
    0.9.13.1~ubuntu1
    0.9.14.1ubuntu1
    0.9.14.1ubuntu2
    0.9.15.1ubuntu1
    0.9.15.4ubuntu1
    0.9.15.4ubuntu2
    0.9.15.4ubuntu3
    0.9.15.4ubuntu4
    0.9.15.4ubuntu5

    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