apt GPG signature check vulnerability
Published:		14.07.2011
Source:		BUGTRAQ
SecurityVulns ID:		11787
Type:		m-i-t-m
Level:		6/10
Description:		GPG sugnatures are incorrectly validated.

Affected:		APT : apt 0.8
CVE:		CVE-2011-1829 (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.)

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UBUNTU, [USN-1169-1] APT vulnerability (14.07.2011)

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