CVE-2019-15795
MEDIUM4.7EPSS 0.18%python-apt - security update
Published: 5/24/2022Modified: 3/9/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15795DLA-2074-1
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.
Affected packages (4)
- Debian/python-aptfrom 0, < 1.8.5
- Debian/python-aptfrom 0, < 0.9.3.13
- Debian/python-aptfrom 0, < 1.4.1
- PyPI/python-aptfrom 0, < 0.8.3ubuntu7.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |