VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-0944

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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 classification

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Primary references