CVE-2012-0962

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.3 Medium

Status

Modified - security@ubuntu.com

Published

2012-12-26

Last modified

2024-09-17

Affected products

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

References

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