USN-2348-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2348-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2348-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2348-1
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Published
2014-09-16T16:20:05.077872Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:04Z
Summary
apt vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that APT did not re-verify downloaded files when the If-Modified-Since wasn't met. (CVE-2014-0487)

It was discovered that APT did not invalidate repository data when it switched from an unauthenticated to an authenticated state. (CVE-2014-0488)

It was discovered that the APT Acquire::GzipIndexes option caused APT to skip checksum validation. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and was not enabled by default. (CVE-2014-0489)

It was discovered that APT did not correctly validate signatures when manually downloading packages using the download command. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0490)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.0.1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.1ubuntu2.3

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "apt"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "apt-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg4.12"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2014-0487",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2014-0488",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2014-0489",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2014-0490",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}