The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary…
Priority LOW 17CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The changelog command in Apt before 1.0.9.2 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the changelog file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00386 32nd 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7.9:ubunto3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7.9 ubunto3 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7.9:ubunto4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7.9 ubunto4 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7.9:ubunto5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.7.9 ubunto5 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.9 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7.9:ubunto3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7.9 ubunto3 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7.9:ubunto4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7.9 ubunto4 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7.9:ubunto5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7.9 ubunto5 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7206
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvf6-chpc-2vfx
References
More Debian Advanced Package Tool vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-02590 Incorrect sanitation of the 302 redirect field in HTTP transport method of apt versions… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2009-01292 apt-get in apt before 0.7.21 does not check for the correct error code from gpgv, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2009-01235 apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2014-00469 The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2014-00468 APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-01149 The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2014-7206 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-7206 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvf6-chpc-2vfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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