CVE-2012-0944

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0944
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercanonical
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-06-04 20:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 LTS does not authenticate packages when the transaction is not simulated, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 lts All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.20 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.30 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.31 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.32 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.33 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.34 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.40 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.41 All All All
Application Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisory SA48688 - Ubuntu update for aptdaemon - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/80887 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
USN-1414-1: Aptdaemon vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Aptdaemon CVE-2012-0944 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug #959131 “Doesn't detect unauthenticated packages if the tran...” : Bugs : “aptdaemon” package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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