CVE-2018-0501 describes a vulnerability in Advanced Package Tool (APT) versions 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3, affecting Debian and Ubuntu Linux. The flaw, dubbed "mirrorfail," allows APT to mishandle GPG signature verification for the InRelease file when using a fallback mirror. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) has a network attack vector and high integrity impact, meaning an attacker could potentially inject malicious packages. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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