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CVE-2011-3634

Published: 28 October 2011

methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
apt
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable
(0.8.15.9)
hardy Not vulnerable
(defaults to properly verify host name)
lucid
Released (0.7.25.3ubuntu9.9)
maverick
Released (0.8.3ubuntu7.3)
natty Not vulnerable
(0.8.13.2ubuntu4.2)
oneiric Not vulnerable

Patches:
upstream: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~donkult/apt/sid/revision/2053.1.28