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CVE-2014-0490

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

Affected products

• Debian Advanced Package Tool: through 1.0.8; 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/61275
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61286
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61275
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61286
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025

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