Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-0501
The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 33.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.9
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- https://mirror.fail
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/
- https://mirror.fail
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/
Products affected by CVE-2018-0501
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cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.6.2
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cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.6.3
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cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04