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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-6273
Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
September 30th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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