CVE-2019-15795

Description

python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in Version.fetch_binary() and Version.fetch_source() of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixed in versions 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, and 0.8.3ubuntu7.5.

Risk Information

Base Score

4.7

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.184

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
python-apt security update(DSA-4609-1) python-apt_1.4.1_i386.deb	Linux
python-apt security update(DSA-4609-1) python-apt_1.4.1_amd64.deb	Linux
python-apt security update(DSA-4609-1) python-apt_1.8.4.1_i386.deb	Linux
python-apt security update(DSA-4609-1) python-apt_1.8.4.1_amd64.deb	Linux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234