#VU17180 Man-in-the-middle attack in apt (Debian package) - CVE-2019-3462
Published: January 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17180
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3462
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
apt (Debian package)
apt (Debian package)
Software vendor:
Debian
Debian
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to code handling HTTP redirects in the HTTP transport method doesn't properly sanitize fields transmitted over the wire. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle attack techniques to inject malicious content in the HTTP connection and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to code handling HTTP redirects in the HTTP transport method doesn't properly sanitize fields transmitted over the wire. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle attack techniques to inject malicious content in the HTTP connection and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 1.4.9.