CVE-2014-0489: Debian Advanced Package Tool

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

APT before 1.0.9, when the Acquire::GzipIndexes option is enabled, does not validate checksums, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

Affected products

• Debian Advanced Package Tool: version 1.0.3 only; version 1.0.5 only; version 1.0.7 only

Published 2014-11-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.