APT before 1.0.9 does not verify downloaded files if they have been modified as indicated using the If-Modified-Since header, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-0487 is rated Low Risk (39.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 0.25% | 0.12% | -0.13% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.12% | 0.25% | +0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.12% | — |
Full EPSS history (5 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2014-0487 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-2014-0487 |
ubuntu
|
high | CVE-2014-0487 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (apt), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0487 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | advanced_package_tool | 1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | advanced_package_tool | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61275 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/61286 | |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2348-1 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3025 | Vendor Advisory |