CVE-2018-0501

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-347

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 21, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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