CVE-2018-0501

Publication date 20 August 2018

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9 · Medium

Score breakdown

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apt 18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.6.3ubuntu0.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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