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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1300

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.

Products
apt
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.7.21
CVEs
CVE-2009-1300
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:35 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1300

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Apr 2009, 15:12 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1300

apt

Fixed versions: 0.7.21

apt

Fixed versions: 0.7.21

apt

Fixed versions: 0.7.21

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1300",
  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:47.858491463Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 418994,
  "published_at": "2009-04-16T15:12:57.453+00:00"
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