CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2014-6273
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.44%
Original NVD Description
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.