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Unscored USN-2348-1 4 CVEs

apt vulnerabilities

Published Sep 16, 2014 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Summary

It was discovered that APT did not re-verify downloaded files when the
If-Modified-Since wasn't met. (CVE-2014-0487)

It was discovered that APT did not invalidate repository data when it
switched from an unauthenticated to an authenticated state. (CVE-2014-0488)

It was discovered that the APT Acquire::GzipIndexes option caused APT to
skip checksum validation. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and was not enabled by default. (CVE-2014-0489)

It was discovered that APT did not correctly validate signatures when
manually downloading packages using the download command. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0490)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.3

Vulnerabilities 4

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2014-0487

    APT before 1.0.9 does not verify downloaded files if they have been modified as indicated using the If-Modified-Since h…

    apt apt Debian Ubuntu
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2014-0488

    APT before 1.0.9 does not "invalidate repository data" when moving from an unauthenticated to authenticated state, whic…

    apt apt Debian Ubuntu
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2014-0489

    APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote att…

    apt apt Debian Ubuntu
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2014-0490

    The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remot…

    apt apt Debian Ubuntu

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0487
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0488
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0489
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0490