CVE-2012-5356 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can install malicious GPG keys via MITM, enabling arbitrary package installation and potential code execution on Ubuntu systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5356?
CVE-2012-5356 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 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
The apt-add-repository tool in Ubuntu Software Properties 0.75.x before 0.75.10.3, 0.80.x before 0.80.9.2, 0.81.x before 0.81.13.5, 0.82.x before 0.82.7.3, and 0.92.x before 0.92.8 does not properly check PPA GPG keys imported from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5356?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Software Properties.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5356?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5356 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5356 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5356 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-724f-83mw-fgp7.