CVE-2020-3810 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in APT versions prior to 2.1.2, affecting Debian, Ubuntu, and Fedora systems. This flaw stems from missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations, allowing specially crafted .deb files to trigger the denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction and local access, but can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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