apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which DST occurs at midnight.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-1300 is rated High Risk (67.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.86%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.03% | 1.86% | +0.82% |
| 2 | 2025-09-05 | 1.08% | 1.03% | -0.05% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 1.08% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2009-1300 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (apt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1300 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2009-1300 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apt), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 4. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1300 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | advanced_package_tool | 0.7.20 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.7.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |