Description
Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions 1.4.8 and earlier can lead to content injection by a MITM attacker, potentially leading to remote code execution on the target machine.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian GNU/Linux | apt as used in Debian Stretch and Ubuntu | 1.4.8 and earlier |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190125-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3863-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3863-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4371Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8338a0f605bdbb3a6098bb76f666a95fc2b2f53f37fa1ecc89f1146f%40%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190125-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3863-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3863-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4371Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 28, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified