CVE-2012-0962 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0962?

CVE-2012-0962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 26 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0962?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0962?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-0962 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0962 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-mm8c-h4vv-7fr2.