CVE-2014-6273 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/61605 http://secunia.com/advisories/61710 http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3031 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70075 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2353-1 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96151