CVEvulnerability
CVE-2020-3810
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2020-05-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125, CWE-20
Description
Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before version 2.1.2 could result in denial of service when processing specially crafted deb files.
Affected configurations
• debian apt (< 2.1.2)
• debian debian linux 9.0
• debian debian linux 10.0
• fedoraproject fedora 32
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 19.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 20.04
Related
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4PEH357MZM2SUGKETMEHMSGQS652QHH/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1144109/accepted-apt-212-source-into-unstable/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-2/ Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4PEH357MZM2SUGKETMEHMSGQS652QHH/ lists.fedoraproject.org
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1144109/accepted-apt-212-source-into-unstable/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-1/ Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-2/ Third Party Advisory