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CVE-2014-6273

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.

Affected products

• Debian Advanced Package Tool: through 1.0.1

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/61605
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61710
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61605
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61710
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151

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