CVE-2012-0949

The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.

Score

CVSS 2.0 5.0 Medium

Status

Modified - security@ubuntu.com

Published

2012-05-31

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)

References

• http://osvdb.org/82020
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49230
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53605
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75728