CVE-2016-1252

Publication date 13 December 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9 · Medium

Score breakdown

The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apt 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.4~beta2
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.3.2ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

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