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title: "CVE-2013-1051\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-1051

Publication date 14 March 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**High**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle
InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify
packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to
integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1051?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| apt | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.4 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.7 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

only oneiric+ support InRelease files

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-1051)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1051)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-1051)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-1051)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1762-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1762-1)
+ APT vulnerability
+ 14 March 2013

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1051>