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CVE-2018-0501 — The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1

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.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.13% (top 67.40%)
CWE
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Published
2018-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T03:28:10.583Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / APT 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3APT 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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