CVE-2019-15795 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2019-15795 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 26/03/2020 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2019
Source: canonical | Vendor: Canonical | Product: Python-apt
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2019-15795 Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.7 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* NETWORK
    Attack Complexity (AC)* HIGH
    Privileges Required (PR)* NONE
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* LOW
    Integrity Impact (I)* LOW
    Availability Impact (A)* NONE

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-327
CWE Name: CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Source: Canonical

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).