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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-3810
Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before...
Vulnerability 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.
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.
References
- https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1144109/accepted-apt-212-source-into-unstable/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4PEH357MZM2SUGKETMEHMSGQS652QHH/
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Vulnerable Versions:
before 2.1.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 15th, 2020
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.