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CVE-2014-0478
APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse…
Medium4.0EPSS 1.6%
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- debian
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.0 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 25% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 58843 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 59358 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-2958 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=749795 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2246-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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