Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2020 · Assigned by debian
CVE-2020-3810
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in apt from Debian. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 28.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | apt | 2.1.2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3810 |
| Debian:13 | apt | 2.1.2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3810 |
| Debian:14 | apt | 2.1.2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3810 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177 x_refsource_MISC
- https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6 x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://tracker.debian.org/news/1144109/accepted-apt-212-source-into-unstable/ x_refsource_MISC
- USN-4359-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4359-2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- FEDORA-2020-f03cfe3df5 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA