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CVE-2012-5356

nvd nist
Published: Oct 10, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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5.8
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 4.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (52)

1 product
Ubuntu Software Properties
Configuration A
9 vulnerable
Configuration B
10 vulnerable
Configuration C
17 vulnerable
Configuration D
9 vulnerable
Configuration E
7 vulnerable

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