CVE-2014-0478

Exp

APT before 1.0.4 does not properly validate source packages, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to download and install Trojan horse packages by removing the Release signature.

Published: 2014-06-17 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0478 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-0478

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0478

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 2025-03-30 0.36% 0.23% -0.14%
2 2025-03-29 0.17% 0.36% +0.19%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0478

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 4.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0478

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0478

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0478 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-2014-0478
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0478 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apt), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0478

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0478

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian advanced_package_tool <= 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0478

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