VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-3587

CVSS score2.6 LOW
EPSS probability1.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-06-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

APT 0.7.x before 0.7.25 and 0.8.x before 0.8.16, when using the apt-key net-update to import keyrings, relies on GnuPG argument order and does not check GPG subkeys, which might allow remote attackers to install Trojan horse packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references