CVE-2014-0490: Debian Advanced Package Tool

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

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.

Affected products

• Debian Advanced Package Tool: up to and including 1.0.8; version 1.0.3 only; version 1.0.4 only; version 1.0.5 only; version 1.0.6 only; version 1.0.7 only

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