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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63932
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1779-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'apt' package(s) announced via the DSA-1779-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'apt' package(s) announced via the DSA-1779-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in APT, the well-known dpkg frontend. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2009-1300

In time zones where daylight savings time occurs at midnight, the apt cron.daily script fails, stopping new security updates from being applied automatically.

CVE-2009-1358

A repository that has been signed with an expired or revoked OpenPGP key would still be considered valid by APT.

For the old stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 0.6.46.4-0.1+etch1.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 0.7.20.2+lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 0.7.21.

We recommend that you upgrade your apt package.

Affected Software/OS:
'apt' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1300
Debian Security Information: DSA-1779 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1779
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/11
http://secunia.com/advisories/34829
http://secunia.com/advisories/34832
http://secunia.com/advisories/34874
https://usn.ubuntu.com/762-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1358
BugTraq ID: 34630
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34630
XForce ISS Database: apt-aptget-gpgv-security-bypass(50086)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50086
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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