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CVE-2012-0944

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Published: Jun 4, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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4.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (12)

Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Sebastian Heinlein
1 product
Aptdaemon
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 11.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 11.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.04 lts
Aptdaemon
Up to 0.42
Aptdaemon
Version 0.20
Aptdaemon
Version 0.30
Aptdaemon
Version 0.31
Aptdaemon
Version 0.32
Aptdaemon
Version 0.33
Aptdaemon
Version 0.34
Aptdaemon
Version 0.40
Aptdaemon
Version 0.41

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (12)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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