CVE-2019-15795

moderate-risk
Published 2020-03-26

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.7/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (20)

Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt
Python-Apt

Affected Vendors

43
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 27/34 · High