CVE-2012-0214
EPSS 0.12%
Description
The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16~exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user from downloading the new InRelease file, which leaves the original InRelease file active and makes it more difficult to detect that the Packages file is modified and unsigned.
How to fix CVE-2012-0214
To remediate CVE-2012-0214, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/apt—upgrade to 0.8.15.10 or later
Is CVE-2012-0214 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.8.15.10