National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1300
Original release date:04/16/2009
Last revised:05/19/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which DST occurs at midnight.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
**NOTE: Access Complexity scored Low due to insufficient information
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/coreutils/+bug/354793
External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-762-1
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20090408 CVE request: apt
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1779
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34874
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34832
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34829
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=523213