---
cve: "CVE-2016-1252"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "7.3%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2017-12-05 16:29:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-13T17:19:03+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-1252

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-40916 — APT - Repository Signing Bypass via Memory Allocation Failure](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916) ✅

## Referenzen

- <https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3733>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3156-1>
- <http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140145/apt-Repository-Signing-Bypass.html>
- <https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40916/>
- <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1647467>
- <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1020>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-1252) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_