CVE-2019-15795

Summary

python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in Version.fetch_binary() and Version.fetch_source() of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixed in versions 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, and 0.8.3ubuntu7.5.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
CanonicalPython-apt0.8.3 < 0.8.3ubuntu7.5affected
CanonicalPython-apt0.9.3.5 < 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2affected
CanonicalPython-apt1.1.0 < 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7affected
CanonicalPython-apt1.6.5 < 1.6.5ubuntu0.1affected
CanonicalPython-apt1.9.0 < 1.9.0ubuntu1.2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-327: CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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