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advanced_package_tool

Vendor: Advanced Package Tool • 1 CVE

CVEs (1)

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CVE-2012-0214
1Advanced Package Tool
1Advanced Package Tool
May 6, 2026
Apr 15, 2014
N/A· v4
N/A· v3
4.3 MEDIUM· v2
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 ma...Show more
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.Show less