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CVE-2013-1051

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which...

4.3 MediumFix available

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Exploit likelihood

1.34%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.3

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Record
CVE-2013-1051
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Record
CVE-2013-1051
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1091No score

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Record
EUVD-2013-1091
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pgxw-xqx6-crgvNo score

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which...

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Record
GHSA-pgxw-xqx6-crgv
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Record
CVE-2013-1051
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1051No score

apt 0.8.16, 0.9.7, and possibly other versions does not properly handle InRelease files, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to modify packages before installation via unknown vectors, possibly related to integrity checking and the use of third-party repositories.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1051
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apt
Debian:12
before 0.9.7.8
0.9.7.8
apt
Debian:13
before 0.9.7.8
0.9.7.8
apt
Debian:14
before 0.9.7.8
0.9.7.8

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-1051 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Debian Apt, published March 21, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in apt 0.9.7.8.

References

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