CVE-2016-1252
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation
Publication date:
05/12/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.90
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.9.8.4 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1020
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1647467
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1020
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1647467
- https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916/



