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HistoryJan 11, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

python-apt vulnerability

2021-01-1100:00:00
ubuntu.com
89

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

2.8 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

3.6 Low

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • python-apt - Python interface to libapt-pkg

Details

USN-4668-1 fixed a vulnerability in python-apt. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered that python-apt incorrectly handled resources. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause python-apt to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython3-apt< 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython-apt< 0.9.3.5ubuntu3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython-apt-dbg< 0.9.3.5ubuntu3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython3-apt< 0.9.3.5ubuntu3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython3-apt-dbg< 0.9.3.5ubuntu3UNKNOWN
Ubuntu14.04noarchpython-apt< 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm4UNKNOWN

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

2.8 Low

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

3.6 Low

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.1%