methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name…
Priority LOW 15CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
methods/https.cc in apt before 0.8.11 accepts connections when the certificate host name fails validation and Verify-Host is enabled, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain repository credentials via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00815 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.8.10.3 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 pre1 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 pre2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.1 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10.1 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.10.2 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 8.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 10.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.10.3 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.0:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 pre1 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.0:pre2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 pre2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10.2 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-3634
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rgc6-vjp8-p4rv
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-3634 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-3634 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rgc6-vjp8-p4rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-3634 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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