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CVE-2014-0489· NVD / CVE Program· CNA debian

APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote attackers to execute arb

APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 3, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.6% · 89th percentile
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Action score

31

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CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
debianadvanced package tool

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian advanced package tool1.0.3
  • debian advanced package tool1.0.5
  • debian advanced package tool1.0.7

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12aptbefore 1.0.91.0.9
Debian:6.0aptbefore 0.8.10.3+squeeze30.8.10.3+squeeze3
Debian:7aptbefore 0.9.7.9+deb7u30.9.7.9+deb7u3

Same product

debian: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    41Plan
  • CVE-2009-1300apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time
    41Plan
  • CVE-2019-3462Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions 1.4.8 and earlier can lead to content injection by a
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0490The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execut
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0487APT before 1.0.9 does not verify downloaded files if they have been modified as indicated using the If-Modified-Since header, which has unsp
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0488APT before 1.0.9 does not "invalidate repository data" when moving from an unauthenticated to authenticated state, which allows remote attac
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:apt1.0.9 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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