UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7206

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7206
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7206.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7206
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Published
2014-10-08T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:13Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.0.1ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.1ubuntu2.5

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
1.0.1ubuntu2.1
1.0.1ubuntu2.3
1.0.1ubuntu2.4.1

Ecosystem specific 

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