CVE-2014-0487 Security feature bypass in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0487 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2014-0487 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0487/index.md)
The APT package manager fails to verify modified files, allowing attackers to bypass integrity checks during updates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-0487?
CVE-2014-0487 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
APT before 1.0.9 does not verify downloaded files if they have been modified as indicated using the If-Modified-Since header, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0487?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Advanced Package Tool.
How do I fix CVE-2014-0487?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-0487 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0487 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0487, GHSA-fmfx-3g63-34p4, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0487.