UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0478

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0478
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0478.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0478
Related
Published
2014-06-12T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:05Z
Summary
[none]
Details

APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse packages by removing the Release signature.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.0.1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.9.1~ubuntu3
0.9.9.1~ubuntu4
0.9.9.1~ubuntu5
0.9.13~exp1ubuntu1
0.9.13~exp1ubuntu2
0.9.13~exp1ubuntu3
0.9.13.1~ubuntu1
0.9.14.1ubuntu1
0.9.14.1ubuntu2
0.9.15.1ubuntu1
0.9.15.4ubuntu1
0.9.15.4ubuntu2
0.9.15.4ubuntu3
0.9.15.4ubuntu4
0.9.15.4ubuntu5

1.*

1.0.1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "apt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "apt-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "apt-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg4.12"
        }
    ]
}