CVE-2012-0944 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0944?

CVE-2012-0944 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 4 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0944?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0944 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2012-0944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-363x-qxhw-jjx9.