CVE-2018-0501 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-0501

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x...

Vulnerability Description

The mirror:// method implementation in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3 mishandles gpg signature verification for the InRelease file of a fallback mirror, aka mirrorfail.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

APT 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3
Vulnerable Versions:
APT 1.6.x before 1.6.4 and 1.7.x before 1.7.0~alpha3

Timeline

Official Publish: August 21st, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.