CVE-2014-0478 Supply chain in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can install malicious Trojan horse packages by bypassing APT source package signature validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0478?
CVE-2014-0478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse packages by removing the Release signature.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0478?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Advanced Package Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0478?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0478, DSA-2958-1, GHSA-3h3c-x5j6-p285, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0478, USN-2246-1.