VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-15796

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-03-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Python-apt doesn't check if hashes are signed in `Version.fetch_binary()` and `Version.fetch_source()` of apt/package.py or in `_fetch_archives()` of apt/cache.py in version 1.9.3ubuntu2 and earlier. This allows downloads from unsigned repositories which shouldn't be allowed and has been fixed in verisions 1.9.5, 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, and 0.8.3ubuntu7.5.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Primary references