CVE-2016-1252
apt - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 6.0%
Description
The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.
How to fix CVE-2016-1252
To remediate CVE-2016-1252, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4~beta2 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.9.8.4 or later
Is CVE-2016-1252 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.4~beta2
- from 0, < 1.0.9.8.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |