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APT 0.7.x before 0.7.25 and 0.8.x before 0.8.16, when...

Low severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

APT 0.7.x before 0.7.25 and 0.8.x before 0.8.16, when using the apt-key net-update to import keyrings, relies on GnuPG argument order and does not check GPG subkeys, which might allow remote attackers to install Trojan horse packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 19, 2012
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Low

EPSS score

0.167%
(54th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2012-3587

GHSA ID

GHSA-2c4h-r267-mgv3

Source code

No known source code

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