CVE-2014-6273
EPSS 0.68%apt - security update
Published: 9/30/2014Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6273
Description
Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/aptfrom 0, < 1.0.3
- Debian/aptfrom 0, < 0.8.10.3+squeeze5
- Debian/aptfrom 0, < 0.9.7.9+deb7u5