UBUNTU-CVE-2020-3810

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-3810

    Published: 12 May 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-3810

    Summary:

    Details: Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before version 2.1.2 could result in denial of service when processing specially crafted deb files.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-3810, https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111, https://github.com/julian-klode/apt/commit/de4efadc3c92e26d37272fd310be148ec61dcf36, https://salsa.debian.org/jak/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4359-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4359-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3810

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1ubuntu2.24+esm1

    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
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