VDB
CVE-2016-1252
CVE-2016-1252
PUBLISHED
KEV
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.
EPSS 7.28% · 94.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
7.28%
94.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | apt | 0, 1.0.10.2ubuntu1, 1.1.4 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | apt | 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3, 0.9.9.1~ubuntu4, 0.9.9.1~ubuntu5 |
Timeline
- Dec 13, 2016 CVE Published
- Dec 14, 2016 PoC Published
- Dec 14, 2016 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1252 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3156-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1252 third-party-advisory