CVE-2011-1829 Information

Description

APT before 0.8.15.2 does not properly validate inline GPG signatures which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install modified packages via vectors involving lack of an initial clearsigned message.

Reference

http://launchpadlibrarian.net/75126628/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu2_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.1.diff.gz http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/a/apt/current/changelog http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48671 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1169-1 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68560 https://launchpad.net/bugs/784473 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+sourcepub/1817196/+listing-archive-extra