CVE-2014-6273

Buffer overflow in the HTTP transport code in apt-get in APT 1.0.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted URL.

Published: 2014-09-30 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-6273 is rated Moderate Risk (50.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.68%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6273

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 1.36% 0.68% -0.68%
2 2025-03-29 0.68% 1.36% +0.68%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.68% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-6273

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-6273

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-6273

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-6273 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-2014-6273
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-6273 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-2014-6273

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-6273

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian advanced_package_tool <= 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-6273

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