PT-2012-2978 · Canonical · Aptdaemon

Michael Vogt + 1 · Published 2012-12-26 · Updated 2012-12-27 · CVE-2012-0962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Aptdaemon version 0.43 in Ubuntu versions 11.10 and 12.04 LTS

Description The issue allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. This is due to Aptdaemon using short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver.

Recommendations For Aptdaemon version 0.43 in Ubuntu versions 11.10 and 12.04 LTS, consider using a secure connection to import PPA GPG keys to minimize the risk of a man-in-the-middle attack. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-0962

Affected Products

Aptdaemon

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0962 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51627 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027891 · Patch
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center-agent/%2Bbug/1052789 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56959 · Note
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1666-1 · Patch, Vendor Advisory