Insecure Signature Validation in APT's apt-get Download Command

CVE-2014-0490 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The apt-get download command in APT before 1.0.9 does not properly validate signatures for packages, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

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