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CVE-2012-0949

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0949 describes a vulnerability in the Apport hook of Update Manager in specific Ubuntu versions (12.04 LTS, 11.10, 11.04) that allowed system state archive files, including repository credentials, to be uploaded to public bug reports on Launchpad. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and allows remote attackers to read sensitive information with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0212 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 23,705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ubuntuvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

osvdb.org / 82020
secunia.com / advisories/49230
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75728
securityfocus.com / bid/53605
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1443-1
Vendor Advisory