PT-2014-2155 · Debian · Apt

Blackmoon · Published 2014-02-28 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-3634

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions apt versions prior to 0.8.11

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.8.11, update to version 0.8.11 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the use of HTTPS connections until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive repository credentials to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3634

DLA-0005-1

Affected Products

Apt

References · 8

• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1283-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3634 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3634 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3634 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3634 · Vendor Advisory
• https://alioth.debian.org/plugins/scmgit/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=apt/apt.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=debian/changelog%3Bhb=HEAD · Note
• http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-3634.html · Note
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/868353 · Note