usn-3746-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-08-20 17:25
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
apt vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled the mirror method (mirror://). If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages in environments configured to use mirror:// entries.

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                }
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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      },
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            },
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            }
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled the mirror method\n(mirror://). If a remote attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle\nattack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages in\nenvironments configured to use mirror:// entries.\n",
  "id": "USN-3746-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:36Z",
  "published": "2018-08-20T17:25:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
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    },
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "apt vulnerability",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-0501"
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}



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