CVE-2012-0962

high

Description

Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center-agent/%2Bbug/1052789

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1666-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027891

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56959

http://secunia.com/advisories/51627

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-12-26

Updated: 2012-12-27

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High