ubuntu-cve-2018-0501
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-08-20 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "apt",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apt-transport-https",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apt-utils",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libapt-inst2.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libapt-pkg5.0",
            "binary_version": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "apt",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/apt@1.6.3ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.6.3ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.5",
        "1.5.1",
        "1.6~alpha5",
        "1.6~alpha7ubuntu1",
        "1.6~alpha7ubuntu2",
        "1.6~beta1",
        "1.6~rc1",
        "1.6",
        "1.6.1",
        "1.6.2",
        "1.6.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0501",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:28Z",
  "published": "2018-08-20T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-0501"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://mirror.fail/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3746-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0501"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-3746-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "high",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-0501"
  ]
}



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