CVE-2019-3462 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Severity

81%

Complexity

22%

Confidentiality

98%

Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions 1.4.8 and earlier can lead to content injection by a MITM attacker, potentially leading to remote code execution on the target machine.

Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions 1.4.8 and earlier can lead to content injection by a MITM attacker, potentially leading to remote code execution on the target machine.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

First reported 6 years ago

2019-01-28 21:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2020-01-08 15:33:00

Affected Software

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 ESM (Extended Security Maintenance)

12.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

14.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS (Long-Term Support)

16.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Edition

18.04

Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10

18.10

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

Debian Linux 9.0

9.0

Netapp Active IQ

NetApp Element Software

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