CVE-2014-0478 describes a vulnerability in APT versions prior to 1.0.4, affecting Debian's Advanced Package Tool. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install malicious packages by removing the Release signature, indicating an improper validation of source packages. While the attack complexity is high, successful exploitation could lead to partial integrity and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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