CVE-2020-27350
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.004 · 32 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
APT had several integer overflows and underflows while parsing .deb packages, aka GHSL-2020-168 GHSL-2020-169, in files apt-pkg/contrib/extracttar.cc, apt-pkg/deb/debfile.cc, and apt-pkg/contrib/arfile.cc. This issue affects: apt 1.2.32ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.2.32ubuntu0.2; 1.6.12ubuntu0 versions prior to 1.6.12ubuntu0.2; 2.0.2ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.0.2ubuntu0.2; 2.1.10ubuntu0 versions prior to 2.1.10ubuntu0.1;
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- debian advanced package tool1.2.32ubuntu0 → 1.2.32ubuntu0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- debian advanced package tool1.6.12ubuntu0 → 1.6.12ubuntu0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- debian advanced package tool2.0.2ubuntu0 → 2.0.2ubuntu0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1899193cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27350cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160434/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4667-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160902/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4667-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210108-0005/cnnvd
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27350Patchcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4667-1cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/APT-integer-overflow-via-Deb-Packages-Parsing-34074cnnvd
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