CVE-2018-0501

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.9
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-0501
  • Assigner
  • security@debian.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-08-21T00:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-01-17T18:49:46
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-347 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1.6.0 1.6.4
cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.7.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.9
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.2
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://mirror.fail Third Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/aebd4278bacc728ab00ebe31556983e140f60e47 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/commit/29658a3a74af49e2a24e17bdebb20e1612aac3ec Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3746-1/ Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0501
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-0501
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:00:20 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 11:20:47 2018-08-21T00:29Z 2018-08-21T00:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 11:20:47 2019-01-17T18:49:46 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 11:20:47 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated