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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2009-1300 json

apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in tim…

published 2009-04-16 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1298

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

apt 0.7.20 does not check when the date command returns an "invalid date" error, which can prevent apt from loading security updates in time zones for which DST occurs at midnight.

Patch / fix

  • apt Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.7.21

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1300

Exploit prediction

1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.