CVE-2012-0944

Aptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 LTS does not authenticate packages when the transaction is not simulated, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium

Status

Modified - security@ubuntu.com

Published

2012-06-04

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Aptdaemon (Sebastian Heinlein)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/48688
• http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1414-1
• http://www.osvdb.org/80887
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52855
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/aptdaemon/%2Bbug/959131
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74553