CVE-2019-15796
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CVE-2019-15796 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in `Version.fetch_binary()` and `Version.fetch_source()` of apt/package.py or in `_fetch_archives()` of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shouldn't be allowed and has been fixed in verisions 1.9.5, 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in `Version.fetch_binary()` and `Version.fetch_source()` of apt/package.py or in `_fetch_archives()` of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shouldn't be allowed and has been fixed in verisions 1.9.5, 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Update |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.8.0 | Ubuntu9 |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.8.1 | Ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.8.3 | Ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.8.9.1 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.0 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.1 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.3.1 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.3.2 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.3.3 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.3.4 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 0.9.3.5 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.0.1 | Build1 |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.1.0 | Beta1 |
| Debian | Python-Apt | 1.8.4 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.4.0 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.6.0 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.6.1 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.6.2 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.6.3 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.6.4 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.8.4 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.9.0 | Alpha0\~Ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.7.0 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.8.0 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.8.1 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.8.2 | — |
| Ubuntu | Python-Apt | 1.8.3 | — |
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-1/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-3/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-1/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-3/Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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