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CVE-2016-1252

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 7.31% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-12-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It affects Ubuntu, Debian. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-1252
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
7.31%
Ubuntu Debian

Original NVD Description

The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass a repository-signing protection mechanism by leveraging improper error handling when validating InRelease file signatures.

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