vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3863-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3863-1",
  "summary": "apt vulnerability",
  "details": "Max Justicz discovered that APT incorrectly handled certain parameters\nduring redirects. If a remote attacker were able to perform a\nmachine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install\naltered packages.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-3462"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2019-01-22T12:18:13Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:36Z",
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3863-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3462"
    }
  ]
}