CVE-2016-1252

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.

CVSS v3.0 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916/	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1647467	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1020	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1	Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:::::::*

Information

Published : 2017-12-05 08:29

Updated : 2020-08-14 08:26

NVD link : CVE-2016-1252

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1252

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux
advanced_package_tool

canonical

ubuntu_linux

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