CVE-2019-15795
python-apt - security update
4.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-15795
To remediate CVE-2019-15795, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.5 or later
- —upgrade to 0.9.3.13 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.8.3ubuntu7.5 or later
Is CVE-2019-15795 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 1.8.5
- from 0, < 0.9.3.13
- from 0, < 1.4.1
- from 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 |