CVE-2014-6273

Published Sep 30, 2014

Last updated 5 years ago

Overview

Description: Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.
Source: security@debian.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.8
Impact score: 6.4
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "5C857128-D713-4C27-9570-D3C0B6AFA79F",
            "versionEndIncluding": "1.0.1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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