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CVE-2016-1252

Published: Dec 5, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-295
5.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
7.3%
Top 6.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
advanced package toolOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733
debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1
ubuntu.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html
packetstormsecurity.com
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