CVE-2012-0948 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2012-0948

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,...

Vulnerability Description

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

update-manager-core, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.150.5.2, 0.152.25.10, 0.156.14.3, 11.04, 11.10, 12.04

Timeline

Official Publish: June 7th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.