CVE-2014-0490

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.

Published: 2014-11-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0490 is rated Moderate Risk (63.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.61%). EPSS rose +2.93% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0490

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 0.69% 3.61% +2.93%
2 2025-03-30 1.44% 0.69% -0.75%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.44% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0490

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0490

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0490

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0490 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-2014-0490
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0490 medium 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-2014-0490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian advanced_package_tool <= 1.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian advanced_package_tool 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian advanced_package_tool 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian advanced_package_tool 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian advanced_package_tool 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian advanced_package_tool 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0490

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