CVE-2012-0962

Published Dec 26, 2012 sebastian_heinlein

Overview

CVE-2012-0962 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting sebastian_heinlein aptdaemon. It was published on December 26, 2012.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sebastian_heinlein. Update aptdaemon to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/51627 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/56959 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1027891 Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1666-1 Ref bugs.launchpad.net/software-center-agent/%2Bbug/1052789 Ref secunia.com/advisories/51627 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/56959 Ref www.securitytracker.com/id?1027891 Ref www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1666-1 Ref bugs.launchpad.net/software-center-agent/%2Bbug/1052789

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2012-0962?

CVE-2012-0962 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting sebastian_heinlein aptdaemon. It was published on December 26, 2012.

How severe is CVE-2012-0962?

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