CVE-2012-2092 Security feature bypass in Cobbler

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An error in GPG signature verification allows attackers to bypass security checks in the Ubuntu Cobbler import script.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2092?

CVE-2012-2092 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu Cobbler, published on 6 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Security Bypass vulnerability exists in Ubuntu Cobbler before 2,2,2 in the cobbler-ubuntu-import script due to an error when verifying the GPG signature.

Weakness: CWE-347

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2092?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Cobbler.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-2092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vgq2-gxqp-v52x.

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