PT-2012-2977 · Canonical · Apt

Published 2012-12-26 · Updated 2020-01-08 · CVE-2012-0961

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apt versions 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x through 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.5 Apt versions 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x through 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.6 Apt versions 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x through 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.1

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file /var/log/apt/term.log due to world-readable permissions.

Recommendations For Apt versions 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x through 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.5, update to version 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6 or later. For Apt versions 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x through 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.6, update to version 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7 or later. For Apt versions 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x through 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.1, update to version 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2 or later.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-0961

Affected Products

Apt

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0961 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0961 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51568 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0961 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56917 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/88380 · Note