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CVE-2005-2214

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-07-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

apt-setup in Debian GNU/Linux installs the apt.conf file with insecure permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as passwords.

Affected products

• Debian Apt-Setup: all versions

References

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305142
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15955
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14173
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305142
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15955
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14173

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