{"id":"CVE-2019-15795","aliases":["GHSA-rp8m-h266-53jh"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15795","summary":"python-apt Flawed Package Integrity Check","details":"python-apt only checks the MD5 sums of downloaded files in `Version.fetch_binary()` and `Version.fetch_source()` of apt/package.py in version 1.9.0ubuntu1 and earlier. This allows a man-in-the-middle attack which could potentially be used to install altered packages and has been fixed in versions 1.9.0ubuntu1.2, 1.6.5ubuntu0.1, 1.1.0~beta1ubuntu0.16.04.7, 0.9.3.5ubuntu3+esm2, and 0.8.3ubuntu7.5.","published":"2020-03-26T13:15:12.750Z","modified":"2026-03-14T09:33:00.240971Z","cvss":{"score":4.7,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-apt","fixedVersion":"0.8.3ubuntu7.5"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-apt","fixedVersion":"0.9.3.5ubuntu3"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-apt","fixedVersion":"1.1.0"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-apt","fixedVersion":"1.6.5ubuntu0.1"},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"python-apt","fixedVersion":"1.9.0ubuntu1.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"FIX","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-1/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4247-3/"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-03-14T09:33:00.240971Z"}}