CVE-2009-1300 describes a critical vulnerability in apt version 0.7.20, affecting Debian's Advanced Package Tool. The flaw stems from apt's failure to handle "invalid date" errors from the 'date' command, specifically impacting security update loading in time zones with midnight DST transitions. With a CVSS score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability presents a severe risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) due to its network-accessible, low-complexity attack vector requiring no authentication. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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