CVE-2020-3810 Information

Description

Missing input validation in the ar/tar implementations of APT before version 2.1.2 could result in denial of service when processing specially crafted deb files.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1878177 https://github.com/Debian/apt/issues/111 https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2020/msg00089.html https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U4PEH357MZM2SUGKETMEHMSGQS652QHH/ https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/commit/dceb1e49e4b8e4dadaf056be34088b415939cda6 https://tracker.debian.org/news/1144109/accepted-apt-212-source-into-unstable/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/4359-2/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5