CVE-2012-0962 describes a man-in-the-middle (MITM) vulnerability in Aptdaemon versions 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS. This flaw allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys due to Aptdaemon's use of short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, exploit code availability, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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