CVE-2014-0478
apt - security update
EPSS 0.23%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-0478
To remediate CVE-2014-0478, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/apt—upgrade to 1.0.4 or later
- Debian/apt—upgrade to 0.9.7.9+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2014-0478 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.4
- from 0, < 0.9.7.9+deb7u2