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Debian: CVE-2019-3462: apt -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-3462: apt -- security update

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/22/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
01/23/2019
Modified
02/10/2020

Description

Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions 1.4.8 and earlier can lead to content injection by a MITM attacker, potentially leading to remote code execution on the target machine.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-apt

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